Australia Shark attacks

Australia shark attack data

1453 attacks recorded (306 fatal)
Australia shark attacks
Date Region Location Fatal?
Jun 8th 1933 Queensland Currumbin N
May 23rd 1933 Queensland Off Stradbroke Island N
Feb 26th 1933 New South Wales Sydney N
Feb 16th 1933 South Australia Adelaide N
Feb 15th 1933 Torres Strait Barrow Point, 100 miles north of Cooktown, Queensland N
Jan 4th 1933 Queensland Strand Beach, Kissing Point, Townsville Y
Dec 11th 1932 Northern Territory Arnhem Land N
Aug 31st 1932 New South Wales Redhead Beach, Newcastle N
Aug 30th 1932 New South Wales Bondi N
Aug 30th 1932 New South Wales Newcastle N
Aug 9th 1932 Torres Strait N
May 12th 1932 Torres Strait Near Warrior Reefs Y
May 1st 1932 Torres Strait Thursday Island N
Feb 13th 1932 Queensland Calliope River N
Jan 27th 1932 Queensland Ipswich N
Jan 11th 1932 Victoria Frankston N
Nov 26th 1931 Torres Strait Barrier Reef near Innisfail N
Aug 1st 1931 Queensland Port Douglas Y
May 2nd 1931 New South Wales Kempsey N
Mar 22nd 1931 Queensland Ross River, Townsville Y
Mar 6th 1931 South Australia Encounter Bay N
Feb 10th 1931 New South Wales Maroubra Beach N
Jan 24th 1931 Torres Strait Near Thursday Island N
Jan 14th 1931 Torres Strait N
Jan 7th 1931 Queensland Yeppoon, near Ross Creek N
Dec 25th 1930 New South Wales Homebush Bay, Parramatta River, Sydney N
Dec 13th 1930 New South Wales Sailor Bay, Middle Harbour, Sydney Y
Dec 2nd 1930 Victoria Rosebud N
Dec 1st 1930 New South Wales Parramata River Y
Nov 30th 1930 Queensland St. Helena Island, Moreton Bay N
Aug 31st 1930 Western Australia Geraldton N
Jun 4th 1930 Torres Strait Near Mabuiag Island Y
Feb 20th 1930 Torres Strait N
Feb 15th 1930 Victoria Middle Brighton, Port Phillip Y
Feb 3rd 1930 Western Australia Onslow N
Dec 26th 1929 New South Wales White Bay, near Bald Rock Jetty, Sydney Harbor Y
Dec 21st 1929 Torres Strait Thursday Island N
Dec 16th 1929 New South Wales Collaroy N
Dec 13th 1929 Thursday Island N
Dec 3rd 1929 Queensland Townsville Y
Oct 20th 1929 Torres Strait Near Badu Island N
Sep 1st 1929 Queensland Ross River, Townsville Y
Jul 1st 1929 New South Wales Sydney Harbor N
Jul 1st 1929 South Australia Ardrossan N
Jul 1st 1929 New South Wales Garden Island, Sydney N
May 31st 1929 Torres Strait N
Apr 26th 1929 Queensland Great Barrier Reef N
Apr 17th 1929 Queensland Great Barrier Reef N
Apr 11th 1929 Queensland Bribie Passage, Caloundra N
Apr 9th 1929 Torres Strait Badu Island Y
Apr 4th 1929 Torres Strait Badu Island Y
Mar 12th 1929 Torres Strait Near Dauan Island Y
Mar 4th 1929 South Australia Ardrossan N
Mar 4th 1929 South Australia Ardrossan N
Feb 18th 1929 New South Wales Maroubra Bay Y
Feb 9th 1929 Western Australia Glenelg N
Feb 8th 1929 New South Wales Bondi Y
Jan 27th 1929 Queensland Alma Bay, Magnetic Island, Townsville Y
Jan 12th 1929 New South Wales Bondi Y
Dec 21st 1928 N
Jul 11th 1928 N
Apr 14th 1928 Queensland Barrow Point, 100 miles north of Cooktown, Queensland N
Apr 14th 1928 New South Wales Bondi N
Apr 6th 1928 Queensland Graceville N
Apr 4th 1928 New South Wales Cooks Hill, Newcastle Y
Mar 28th 1928 Queensland Y
Feb 20th 1928 Torres Strait Near Barrow Point, Queensland Y
Jan 27th 1928 Torres Strait Deliverance Island Y
Oct 12th 1927 New South Wales Kiah Creek, Eden N
Jul 3rd 1927 New South Wales Bellambi Reef N
Jul 1st 1927 New South Wales 15 miles up the Cataract River Y
Jul 1st 1927 Torres Strait Thursday Island N
Jul 1st 1927 New South Wales Spectacle Island, Port Jackson N
May 9th 1927 Queensland Off Cairns Y
Apr 20th 1927 Torres Strait Near Thursday Island N
Apr 8th 1927 Queensland Near Thursday Island N
Mar 11th 1927 New South Wales Mereweather Beach N
Feb 9th 1927 Queensland Brisbane River N
Jan 3rd 1927 New South Wales Grey Y
Dec 2nd 1926 Torres Strait Palm Island Y
Nov 17th 1926 Torres Strait Near Thursday Island N
Oct 23rd 1926 New South Wales Clarence River N
Mar 17th 1926 South Australia West Beach, Brighton Y
Jan 1st 1926 Victoria N
Nov 22nd 1925 Western Australia Cottesloe Beach Y
Jun 15th 1925 Western Australia Princess Royal Harbor, near King George N
Mar 12th 1925 New South Wales Newcastle Beach Y
Oct 18th 1924 Victoria Port Melbourne N
Apr 25th 1924 New South Wales Kiama Y
Apr 20th 1924 Western Australia Fremantle N
Feb 13th 1924 New South Wales Bronte N
Jan 9th 1924 New South Wales Near Asbestos Works, Camellia, Parramatta River Y
Dec 12th 1923 New South Wales Murwillumbah, Tweed River N
Dec 2nd 1923 New South Wales Urunga, Belliger Heads Y
Nov 23rd 1923 Western Australia Condon, 88 km NE of Port Hedland Y
Nov 2nd 1923 New South Wales Bellinger Head Y
Oct 20th 1923 New South Wales Botany Bay, Sydney N
Oct 17th 1923 New South Wales Black Head, south of Taree N
Oct 16th 1923 Torres Strait Near Thursday Island N
Jul 2nd 1923 Queensland Great Barrier Reef Y

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)