Australia Shark attacks

Australia shark attack data

1453 attacks recorded (306 fatal)
Australia shark attacks
Date Region Location Fatal?
Feb 4th 1940 New South Wales North Brighton, Botany Bay Y
Jan 29th 1940 Queensland Brisbane River N
Jan 23rd 1940 New South Wales North Brighton, Botany Bay Y
Jan 15th 1940 Queensland Surfers Paradise, near Southport N
Jan 1st 1940 Queensland Malagigi, Barrier Reef N
Dec 28th 1939 New South Wales Cabramatta Creek, George N
Dec 14th 1939 Queensland Rubbish Dump Creek, Mackay Y
Nov 23rd 1939 New South Wales Wollongong N
Nov 11th 1939 New South Wales Maroubra N
Nov 9th 1939 New South Wales Wollongong N
Nov 6th 1939 New South Wales Wollongong N
Oct 25th 1939 Queensland Near Restoration Rock off Portland Roads N
Sep 27th 1939 Torres Strait Near Mabuiag Island N
Jan 12th 1939 New South Wales Clarence River N
Dec 27th 1938 New South Wales North Beach, Belligen River Y
Oct 5th 1938 Queensland Between Wynnum & St. Helena Island N
Jul 12th 1938 Torres Strait Off Bathurst Island Y
Jul 1st 1938 Torres Strait N
Jun 6th 1938 New South Wales Manly N
Mar 8th 1938 Northern Territory Liverpool River N
Jan 21st 1938 New South Wales Tweed Heads N
Jan 14th 1938 New South Wales Lady Martin N
Jan 2nd 1938 New South Wales Cronulla N
Nov 11th 1937 Torres Strait Ota Reef Y
Oct 27th 1937 Queensland Kirra Beach, Coolangatta Y
Oct 27th 1937 Queensland Kirra Beach, Coolangatta Y
Oct 24th 1937 New South Wales Byron Bay N
Oct 24th 1937 New South Wales Byron Bay N
Aug 31st 1937 Torres Strait Mabuiag Island, between New Guinea & Australia N
Jul 16th 1937 Northern Territory Elcho Island Y
Jul 1st 1937 South Australia Port Germein N
Jul 1st 1937 Torres Strait N
Jun 15th 1937 New South Wales Wallamba River, near entrance to Wallis Lake N
May 15th 1937 Queensland Ross River, Townsville Y
Mar 26th 1937 New South Wales South Cronulla N
Mar 9th 1937 Victoria Port Melbourne N
Feb 13th 1937 New South Wales Bar Beach, Newcastle Y
Feb 11th 1937 New South Wales Kempsey N
Feb 4th 1937 New South Wales Botany Bay N
Feb 3rd 1937 Queensland Moreton Island N
Jan 27th 1937 New South Wales Lake Conjola, near Milton N
Dec 19th 1936 Queensland Brisbane River N
Dec 15th 1936 New South Wales Newcastle Harbor N
Dec 12th 1936 New South Wales Throsby Creek, Newcastle Y
Dec 1st 1936 Victoria Mordialloc Y
Nov 27th 1936 Torres Strait Near Thursday Island N
Aug 24th 1936 Torres Strait Near Mabuiag Island N
Aug 4th 1936 Torres Strait Bathurst Island N
Jul 7th 1936 Torres Strait Off Nepean Island N
Jul 1st 1936 Victoria Port Phillip Bay, Port Melbourne Y
Jul 1st 1936 N
Jun 26th 1936 Torres Strait Nepean Island Y
Apr 22nd 1936 Queensland Arlington Reef near Cairns N
Mar 19th 1936 Queensland Near Forbes Island, Barrier Reef N
Mar 12th 1936 Torres Strait Near Shelburne Bay, Queenland N
Mar 4th 1936 Northern Territory Between Cape Hotham & Darwin (50 miles from Darwin) N
Feb 23rd 1936 New South Wales Angourie, near Yamba N
Feb 20th 1936 Queensland Brisbane River N
Feb 4th 1936 New South Wales South Steyne, Manly Y
Jan 22nd 1936 South Australia West Beach, near Adelaide Y
Jan 5th 1936 Queensland Main Beach, Southport N
Jan 1st 1936 New South Wales North Bondi N
Dec 23rd 1935 Victoria 150 yards from the pier at Lorne N
Nov 13th 1935 Torres Strait Barrier Reef near Innisfall N
Aug 26th 1935 Queensland At Flat Top, near Mackay Y
Aug 13th 1935 Torres Strait Near Warrior Reefs, Queensland Y
May 12th 1935 Torres Strait On edge of reef near Warrior Island N
Apr 25th 1935 New South Wales Coogee N
Mar 30th 1935 Queensland Barrier Reef off Mackay N
Mar 20th 1935 Torres Strait Three Mile Reef off Lizard Island 50 miles north of Cooktown N
Mar 13th 1935 Queensland Pimpana River N
Mar 11th 1935 New South Wales Newcastle N
Mar 9th 1935 New South Wales Maroubra Beach Y
Mar 2nd 1935 New South Wales North Narrabeen Beach Y
Feb 14th 1935 New South Wales Austinmer N
Jan 24th 1935 New South Wales Off Ben Buckler, near Sydney N
Jan 24th 1935 Queensland Ross River, Townsville N
Jan 17th 1935 Queensland Seaforth River, near MacKay N
Dec 31st 1934 New South Wales George N
Dec 31st 1934 New South Wales St. George Y
Dec 23rd 1934 New South Wales Woy Woy on the Brisbane Waters Y
Oct 23rd 1934 New South Wales Woy Woy on the Brisbane Waters N
Oct 22nd 1934 Torres Strait Warrior Reefs Y
Oct 9th 1934 Northern Territory Redcliff, Cobourg Peninsula Y
Aug 26th 1934 Queensland Off Eva Island 20 miles from Cardwell Y
Jul 11th 1934 New South Wales Cronulla N
Jun 21st 1934 New South Wales Off Mooloolabah N
May 17th 1934 Tasmania N
Apr 15th 1934 Queensland Elephant Rock, Currumbin near Southport N
Apr 1st 1934 New South Wales North Steyne Y
Mar 12th 1934 New South Wales Dee Why, north of Queenscliff Y
Mar 1st 1934 New South Wales Cronulla N
Feb 24th 1934 Torres Strait Adolphus Channel N
Jan 27th 1934 New South Wales Lambeth Street Wharf, George N
Jan 7th 1934 New South Wales Queenscliff N
Nov 20th 1933 Torres Strait Near Boydong Cay Y
Nov 18th 1933 Queensland Near Barrow Point N
Oct 25th 1933 Queensland Off Bloomfield River N
Jul 3rd 1933 Western Australia Broome N
Jun 13th 1933 Northern Territory N

Attacks by region

Attacks by location

  • Sydney (10)
  • Sydney Harbor (10)
  • Brisbane River (9)
  • Near Thursday Island (9)
  • Newcastle (8)
  • Moreton Bay (8)
  • Bondi (7)
  • Thursday Island (7)
  • Great Barrier Reef (7)
  • Brisbane (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)