Australia Shark attacks

Australia shark attack data

1453 attacks recorded (306 fatal)
Australia shark attacks
Date Region Location Fatal?
Jun 16th 1923 New South Wales Bellambi Reef Y
May 23rd 1923 Western Australia Southgates, near Geraldton N
May 22nd 1923 Queensland Great Barrier Reef Y
Mar 18th 1923 Queensland Ross River, Townsville N
Jan 27th 1923 Western Australia Bunbury N
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

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)