Australia Shark attacks

Australia shark attack data

1453 attacks recorded (306 fatal)
Australia shark attacks
Date Region Location Fatal?
Jan 10th 1863 New South Wales Bellynahinch on the Manning River Y
Dec 19th 1862 Queensland Brisbane River Y
Jan 15th 1861 Queensland Cleveland N
Dec 26th 1860 New South Wales The Domain, Sydney N
Mar 14th 1858 Victoria Hobson Bay Y
Feb 6th 1856 Victoria Point Hentry N
Nov 11th 1855 Victoria Melbourne Y
Jul 1st 1855 New South Wales Sydney Harbor N
Apr 9th 1855 South Australia Port Wakefield Y
Mar 28th 1855 South Australia Port Wakefield Y
Nov 8th 1853 N
Jul 1st 1853 Queensland Moreton Bay Y
Dec 19th 1852 New South Wales Clark's Island, Sydney Harbor N
Oct 9th 1852 New South Wales Coalcliff Y
Dec 9th 1849 New South Wales Sydney Harbor Y
Dec 1st 1849 New South Wales Woolloomooloo, Sydney Harbor (Estuary) Y
Jan 27th 1849 New South Wales Sydney N
Nov 30th 1847 Queensland Brisbane River N
Mar 11th 1847 Queensland Moreton Bay N
Dec 26th 1845 New South Wales Newcastle Y
Jul 1st 1842 New South Wales Sydney Harbor N
Mar 27th 1841 New South Wales Cockatoo Island, Sydney Y
Dec 1st 1840 New South Wales Off Domain, Sydney Harbor Y
Nov 17th 1839 New South Wales N
Jan 17th 1837 New South Wales Macleay River Y
Jul 1st 1836 South Australia N
Jun 4th 1832 New South Wales South Head, Sydney N
Jan 23rd 1832 New South Wales Sydney N
Jan 22nd 1831 Tasmania Hobart Y
Dec 31st 1825 Tasmania Sweet Water Point, Pittwater Y
Jan 12th 1807 New South Wales Cockle Bay, Sydney Harbour N
Feb 26th 1804 New South Wales Georges Head, off Port Jackson N
Mar 1st 1803 Western Australia Hamelin Harbour, at Faure Island N
Jul 1st 1791 New South Wales Port Jackson Y
May 10th 1788 New South Wales Sydney Harbor N
Nov 30th -0001 Queensland Yarrabah N
Nov 30th -0001 Western Australia 7 km off Trigg surf beach, Perth N
Nov 30th -0001 Western Australia Emu Channel N
Nov 30th -0001 South Australia Outer Harbor N
Nov 30th -0001 Western Australia Off Rottnest Island N
Nov 30th -0001 South Australia 18 miles south of Port Augusta N
Nov 30th -0001 New South Wales Coogee N
Nov 30th -0001 Tasmania Derwent River (empties into the sea at Hobart) N
Nov 30th -0001 TASMANIA Between Port Arthur Penal Colony & Forestier Peninsula Y
Nov 30th -0001 Tasmania Derwent River Y
Nov 30th -0001 Queensland Moreton Bay N
Nov 30th -0001 Horn Point, Lady's Bay Y
Nov 30th -0001 Tasmania South Bruny Island N
Nov 30th -0001 New South Wales Bondi N
Nov 30th -0001 Queensland Boonooroo N
Nov 30th -0001 Western Australia Cossack Creek N
Nov 30th -0001 Torres Strait Thursday Island? N
Nov 30th -0001 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)