Australia Shark attacks

Australia shark attack data

1453 attacks recorded (306 fatal)
Australia shark attacks
Date Region Location Fatal?
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
Dec 27th 1900 New South Wales Middle Harbour, Sydney Y
Sep 15th 1900 Queensland Townsville N
Jan 28th 1900 New South Wales Lane Cove River, Sydney Harbor (Estuary) N
Dec 18th 1899 Queensland Tingalpa Creek N
Jan 28th 1899 New South Wales Newcastle N
Dec 28th 1898 Queensland The Narrows Y
Jul 26th 1898 New South Wales Sydney Y
Dec 23rd 1896 Victoria Hobson's Bay N
Nov 29th 1896 Western Australia Albany Y
Nov 1st 1896 Western Australia Esperance Y
Jan 11th 1896 New South Wales Johnstone's Bay, Sydney Y
Dec 9th 1895 New South Wales West Balmain, Sydney Y
Nov 16th 1895 New South Wales Jervis Bay Y
Jul 1st 1895 Western Australia Dampier's Creek, Broome N
Jun 3rd 1895 Western Australia Barrow Passage Y
Feb 27th 1895 New South Wales Sydney Harbor Y
Nov 28th 1894 New South Wales Newcastle N
Apr 14th 1893 Queensland Torres Strait N
Apr 4th 1893 Tasmania Chimney Point, George Y
Nov 6th 1892 Queensland Wellington Point, Brisbane N
Jul 1st 1892 Torres Strait Badu Island Y
Mar 2nd 1892 New South Wales Lake Macquarie N
Dec 30th 1890 Queensland Moreton Bay Y
Nov 22nd 1889 Queensland Bowen N
Jul 8th 1889 Victoria Port Phillip Y
Dec 9th 1888 New South Wales Iron Cove Bridge, Sydney (Estuary) Y
Dec 1st 1888 New South Wales Hawkesbury Bridge, Sydney Y
Jun 24th 1888 Victoria Port Melbourne N
Jun 18th 1888 Victoria Point Cook, Port Phillip Bay N
Jan 22nd 1888 New South Wales Sydney Harbor N
Dec 4th 1887 New South Wales Ryde, Sydney (Estuary) Y
Mar 12th 1887 South Australia Black Point N
Jul 1st 1886 New South Wales Sydney Harbor N
Jun 17th 1886 Queensland Off Bribie Heads Y
Apr 26th 1886 Queensland Rothesay Bay N
Mar 1st 1886 New South Wales Dobroyd Head, Watson Bay, Sydney N
Feb 13th 1886 Victoria Mordialloc N
Jan 26th 1886 Queensland N
Nov 26th 1885 Queensland Brisbane N
Nov 26th 1885 Western Australia Bunbury N
Dec 13th 1884 South Australia Port Phillip N
Jan 14th 1884 South Australia Port Pirie, Spencer Gulf, 230 km north of Adelaide Y
Dec 19th 1883 New South Wales Parramatta River Y
Feb 26th 1883 Northern Territory the pearling beds N
Feb 25th 1883 Northern Territory the pearling beds Y
Jan 21st 1883 New South Wales Iron Cove, Sydney Y
Jul 1st 1882 Queensland Maryborough N
May 14th 1882 New South Wales Millers Point N
May 12th 1882 Y
Apr 15th 1882 New South Wales Lake Macquarie Y
Feb 7th 1882 Y
Jan 23rd 1882 New South Wales Darling Harbor, Sydney Y
Nov 14th 1881 New South Wales Johnstone's Bay, Sydney N
Nov 25th 1880 Queensland Petrie Bight, Brisbane River Y
Oct 10th 1880 New South Wales Bermagui N
Jul 1st 1880 Tasmania St George's Bay Y
Jan 22nd 1880 New South Wales Chowder Bay, Sydney N
Jan 3rd 1880 New South Wales Cooranbong N
Nov 10th 1879 New South Wales Clarence Heads N
Mar 10th 1879 New South Wales Near Sydney N
Nov 17th 1878 New South Wales Lane Cove River, Sydney Harbor N
Jul 1st 1878 New South Wales Balmain, Sydney (Estuary) Y
Dec 15th 1877 New South Wales Peacock Point, Balmain, Sydney N
Dec 12th 1877 New South Wales Near Sydney Y
Sep 15th 1877 New South Wales Port Jackson N
Apr 4th 1877 Victoria Portarlington N
Apr 1st 1877 Tasmania Smelting Works Bay near Hobart N
Feb 17th 1877 Victoria Off Melbourne N
Jan 28th 1877 Victoria Emerald Hill Y
Jan 24th 1877 Victoria Boarding School Bay N
Jul 1st 1876 Western Australia Between De Grey River and Port Walcott N
Jul 1st 1876 New South Wales Sydney Y
May 14th 1876 New South Wales Sydney Harbour Y
Feb 6th 1876 Victoria Albert Park in Port Phillip Bay Y
Nov 27th 1875 New South Wales Clarence Heads N
Jan 20th 1875 Queensland Mary River N
Nov 30th 1874 Western Australia Sharks Bay Y
Nov 21st 1874 Queensland Maryborough N
Jan 9th 1874 New South Wales Darling Harbor, Sydney N
Jun 9th 1873 New South Wales Newcastle N
Jan 9th 1873 Queensland White Cliffs N
Feb 26th 1872 Queensland Bramble Reef Y
Dec 11th 1871 New South Wales Hawkesbury River N
Jul 1st 1871 New South Wales Manning River Y
Jul 1st 1871 Queensland Brisbane River N
Jul 1st 1871 New South Wales Jervis Bay & Long Reef N
May 26th 1870 Queensland Moreton Island N
Jan 9th 1870 Queensland Brisbane River N
Apr 15th 1869 South Australia Cape Elizabeth N
Jan 4th 1868 South Australia Belfast (now Port Fairy) N
Apr 24th 1866 Western Australia Off De Grey river N
Jul 1st 1865 South Australia Semaphore N
Jul 1st 1864 South Australia Corio Bay, Port Phillip Y
Apr 1st 1863 Queensland Caloundra Heads Y
Mar 5th 1863 Victoria Brighton 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)