Australia Shark attacks

Australia shark attack data

1445 attacks recorded (306 fatal)
Australia shark attacks
Date Region Location Fatal?
Dec 6th 2019 Western Australia Exmouth N
Nov 30th 2019 Queensland Bargara N
Nov 23rd 2019 Queensland Elliot Head, near Bundaberg. N
Oct 29th 2019 Queensland Off Airlie Beach, Whitsundays N
Oct 17th 2019 Queensland Woorim Beach, Bribie Island, N
Oct 5th 2019 New South Wales Lighthouse Beach N
Sep 28th 2019 Northern Territory Nightcliff Jetty, Darwin N
Sep 7th 2019 Western Australia Burns Beach, Perth N
Jul 28th 2019 Queensland Magra Islet N
Jul 9th 2019 Queensland Pelican Waters, Caloundra N
Jun 6th 2019 Tasmania Maatsuyker Island N
Jun 5th 2019 New South Wales Lennox Head N
May 14th 2019 Queensland Yandaran Beach N
Apr 27th 2019 New South Wales Tomaree N
Mar 25th 2019 Queensland Line Reef N
Feb 17th 2019 New South Wales Belongil Bay N
Feb 10th 2019 Northern Territory Groote Eylandt N
Feb 4th 2019 New South Wales Urunga area N
Jan 14th 2019 Western Australia North Cottesloe N
Jan 10th 2019 Queensland Catseye Beach, Hamilton Island, Whitsundays N
Dec 15th 2018 New South Wales N
Dec 9th 2018 New South Wales Nambucca N
Nov 28th 2018 New South Wales South Steyne N
Nov 18th 2018 Northern Territory Off Nhulunbuy N
Nov 17th 2018 New South Wales 7 Mile Beach, Gerroa N
Nov 14th 2018 Queensland Moffat Beach N
Nov 11th 2018 Western Australia Pyramids Beach, Mandurah N
Nov 7th 2018 New South Wales Shelly Beach, Ballina N
Nov 5th 2018 Queensland Cid Harbor, Whitsundays Y
Oct 24th 2018 Western Australia Guillotines surf break, Shire of Augusta Margaret River N
Oct 19th 2018 New South Wales Samurai Beach N
Oct 13th 2018 Western Australia Two Rocks near Three Mile Reef N
Oct 8th 2018 Queensland Swain Reef N
Sep 28th 2018 Northern Territory Groote Eylandt N
Sep 20th 2018 Queensland Cid Harbor, Whitsundays N
Sep 19th 2018 Queensland Cid Harbor, Whitsundays N
Jun 8th 2018 New South Wales Arrawarra Headland N
Jun 3rd 2018 New South Wales Flat Rock, Ballina N
May 24th 2018 Queensland Cairns Aquarium N
May 20th 2018 Western Australia Dugong Bay N
May 9th 2018 New South Wales Sharpes Beach, Ballina N
Apr 28th 2018 Western Australia Gearys Beach N
Apr 25th 2018 New South Wales Lennox Head N
Apr 25th 2018 Western Australia Surfers Point, Prevelly N
Apr 24th 2018 Western Australia South Point, Gracetown N
Apr 15th 2018 Western Australia Lefthanders, Margaret River Area N
Apr 15th 2018 Western Australia Cobblestones, Margaret River Area N
Mar 14th 2018 Western Australia Waterman's Bay N
Mar 9th 2018 Victoria Lorne N
Mar 9th 2018 Victoria Winkipop N
Feb 23rd 2018 New South Wales Little Congwong Beach, La Perouse N
Feb 18th 2018 Victoria Westernport Bay N
Feb 15th 2018 New South Wales Surf Beach, Kiama N
Feb 14th 2018 Queensland Mooloolaba Beach N
Feb 1st 2018 Western Australia Avalon Point, Manurah N
Jan 28th 2018 Western Australia Cone Bay N
Jan 14th 2018 Queensland Lizard Island N
Jan 13th 2018 New South Wales Martin Islet N
Jan 5th 2018 Western Australia South Point, Gracetown N
Nov 13th 2017 New South Wales Avoca Beach N
Oct 31st 2017 Queensland Magnetic Island N
Oct 28th 2017 New South Wales Birubi Point N
Oct 22nd 2017 South Australia Normanville N
Sep 25th 2017 Western Australia Gracetown N
Sep 14th 2017 Western Australia Esperance N
Sep 10th 2017 Western Australia Sam's Creek area N
Sep 10th 2017 New South Wales Iluka Beach N
Aug 29th 2017 Victoria Cathedral Rock N
Jul 14th 2017 Western Australia Floreat Beach N
Jun 11th 2017 Western Australia Point Casuarina, Bunbury N
Jun 10th 2017 Victoria Flinders, Mornington Penisula N
May 27th 2017 New South Wales Evans Head N
May 6th 2017 Queensland Weipa N
Apr 17th 2017 Western Australia Kelpies near Wylie Bay Y
Apr 2nd 2017 Queensland Moreton Bay N
Mar 19th 2017 New South Wales The Farm N
Feb 25th 2017 Western Australia Mauds Point N
Feb 24th 2017 Western Australia Falcon Bay Beach, Mandurah N
Feb 17th 2017 Queensland Eva Rock N
Jan 21st 2017 Queensland Boot Reef, Torres Strait N
Jan 13th 2017 Queensland Clairview N
Jan 8th 2017 Queensland N
Jan 3rd 2017 New South Wales Merimbula N
Dec 24th 2016 Western Australia Bundegi Sanctuary Zone, Exmouth N
Dec 14th 2016 Western Australia Trigg Beach N
Dec 6th 2016 New South Wales Merimbula N
Dec 1st 2016 New South Wales Booti Booti National Park N
Nov 28th 2016 Victoria Queenscliff N
Oct 24th 2016 New South Wales Broken Head Beach N
Oct 15th 2016 Queensland Kings Beach, Caloundra N
Oct 12th 2016 New South Wales Sharpes Beach, Ballina N
Sep 26th 2016 New South Wales Lighthouse Beach, Ballina N
Sep 17th 2016 Victoria Thirteenth Beach N
Sep 16th 2016 Victoria Bells Beach N
Sep 15th 2016 Western Australia Bunbury N
Sep 5th 2016 Western Australia Injidup N
Jul 28th 2016 Western Australia Near Albany N
Jul 26th 2016 New South Wales Sharpes Beach, Ballina N
Jul 23rd 2016 Tasmania Clifton Beach N
Jul 20th 2016 Queensland 20 k off The Spit, off the Gold Coast N

Attacks by region

Attacks by location

  • Sydney (10)
  • Sydney Harbor (10)
  • Near Thursday Island (9)
  • Brisbane River (9)
  • Moreton Bay (8)
  • Newcastle (8)
  • Bunbury (7)
  • Coogee (7)
  • Ross River, Townsville (7)
  • Bondi (7)

Attacks by month

  • January (219)
  • February (156)
  • March (130)
  • April (116)
  • May (65)
  • June (68)
  • July (57)
  • August (54)
  • September (65)
  • October (97)
  • November (142)
  • December (190)