Australia Shark attacks

Australia shark attack data

1448 attacks recorded (306 fatal)
Australia shark attacks
Date Region Location Fatal?
Jan 27th 1923 Western Australia In Swan River at Freshwater Bay, Claremont, 5 miles from river mouth Y
Dec 5th 1922 Queensland Pialba Beach near Maryborough Y
Apr 26th 1922 New South Wales Hawkesbury River Y
Mar 2nd 1922 New South Wales Coogee Y
Feb 4th 1922 New South Wales Coogee Y
Feb 2nd 1922 New South Wales Bilgola Beach, Sydney N
Jan 15th 1922 Queensland Ross River, Townsville Y
Jan 13th 1922 New South Wales Stockton Beach, Newcastle N
Jan 4th 1922 New South Wales Stockton Beach, Newcastle Y
Dec 31st 1921 Queensland Great Barrier Reef Y
Dec 11th 1921 Queensland Fitzroy River at Rockhampton N
Nov 27th 1921 Queensland Gay Y
Nov 27th 1921 Queensland Gay N
Oct 12th 1921 Queensland Off Hinchinbrook Island N
Oct 4th 1921 Queensland Barrier Reef Y
Nov 29th 1920 Western Australia Bunbury N
Nov 22nd 1920 Western Australia Cottesloe Beach N
Jul 6th 1920 200 miles from MacKay N
Mar 8th 1920 Queensland Between Bay Rock & Magnetic Island, Cleveland Bay N
Jan 24th 1920 Torres Strait N
Jan 24th 1920 Torres Strait Arlington Reef Y
Jan 15th 1920 New South Wales Throsby Creek, Newcastle Y
Dec 30th 1919 Queensland Brible Island N
Dec 7th 1919 New South Wales Pelican Island, Macleay River Y
Nov 18th 1919 Northern Territory Darwin N
Mar 16th 1919 New South Wales Sydney Harbor N
Jan 17th 1919 New South Wales Newcastle Beach N
Jan 9th 1919 New South Wales Sirius Cove, Sydney Harbor Y
Jan 5th 1919 Queensland Ross River, Townsville Y
Sep 19th 1918 Queensland Townsville Y
Apr 9th 1918 New South Wales Paramatta River N
Apr 4th 1918 Queensland Near Cairns N
Mar 22nd 1918 New South Wales Newcastle N
Dec 15th 1917 Western Australia Port Hedland N
Dec 30th 1916 Queensland Yeppoon, near Ross Creek N
Dec 8th 1916 New South Wales Seven Shillings Beach, Middle Harbor, Sydney (Estuary) Y
Dec 8th 1916 New South Wales Seven Shillings Beach, Middle Harbor, Sydney (Estuary) N
Nov 10th 1916 Queensland Townsville Y
Nov 9th 1916 Queensland Kissing Point Camp, Townsville Y
Apr 25th 1916 New South Wales Manley Beach Y
Apr 3rd 1916 Victoria Carrum Y
Mar 19th 1916 New South Wales Curl Curl N
Dec 9th 1915 Torres Strait Thursday Island N
Nov 10th 1915 Queensland Cabbage Tree Creek, Sandgate N
Mar 29th 1915 Torres Strait Near Thursday Island N
Feb 6th 1915 New South Wales Manley N
Jan 1st 1915 New South Wales Sirius Cove, Sydney Harbor Y
Dec 4th 1914 Queensland Magnetic Island N
Nov 8th 1914 New South Wales Manly N
Jun 10th 1914 Victoria Sandringham Y
Feb 9th 1914 South Australia Marion Bay N
Feb 3rd 1914 New South Wales Paramatta River N
Jan 17th 1914 Queensland Brisbane N
Nov 21st 1913 Queensland Sandgate Jetty, Brisbane N
Jul 1st 1913 Victoria Brighton N
Jan 1st 1913 Torres Strait Thursday Island N
Feb 22nd 1912 Western Australia Bunbury N
Feb 19th 1912 New South Wales Coogee N
Jan 26th 1912 New South Wales Fig Tree Bridge, Lane Cove River, near Sydney Y
Jan 6th 1912 New South Wales Sydney Harbor N
Jan 1st 1912 Queensland Ross Creek Y
Oct 25th 1911 Queensland Great Barrier Reef N
Jan 4th 1911 Western Australia Off Legendre Island N
Dec 23rd 1910 Western Australia Fremantle Y
Nov 24th 1910 Queensland Mackay N
Feb 16th 1910 Western Australia Bunbury N
Jan 26th 1910 New South Wales Newcastle Harbor Y
Dec 15th 1909 New South Wales 20 miles off Sydney Y
Dec 5th 1909 New South Wales Bondi N
Jul 1st 1909 New South Wales Woy Woy N
Jul 1st 1909 Queensland Moreton Bay Y
Jun 18th 1909 Queensland Middleton Reef, 300 nm from Brisbane Y
Sep 21st 1908 Torres Strait Thursday Island Y
Dec 23rd 1907 New South Wales Middle Harbour, Sugarloaf Bay, Sydney (Estuary) Y
Oct 18th 1907 Torres Strait Near Thursday Island Y
Oct 14th 1907 New South Wales Merewether Beach, near Newcastle N
Feb 3rd 1907 Queensland Ross Creek Y
Sep 5th 1906 Torres Strait Mabiuag Y
Jul 1st 1906 Y
Jul 1st 1906 Y
Jul 1st 1906 Y
Jul 1st 1906 New South Wales Y
Apr 16th 1906 Victoria Western Port Bay N
Apr 14th 1906 Queensland Lizard Island Y
Jan 28th 1906 New South Wales Georges River Y
Dec 29th 1905 Western Australia Geraldton N
Mar 26th 1905 New South Wales Lismore N
Mar 25th 1905 Tasmania Bridport Y
Feb 10th 1905 Victoria Elwood N
Jan 1st 1905 Victoria Elwood N
Feb 7th 1904 Queensland Brisbane Y
Jul 1st 1903 Western Australia Roebuck Bay Y
Jul 1st 1903 Western Australia Y
Jun 21st 1903 New South Wales Georges River Y
Mar 12th 1903 Queensland Logan River Y
Jan 10th 1903 New South Wales Lane Cove River, Sydney Harbor (Estuary) Y
Jan 25th 1902 New South Wales Kerosene Bay Y
Jan 19th 1902 Queensland Brisbane N
Dec 1st 1901 Queensland Brisbane N
Jan 30th 1901 Queensland Brisbane Y

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)