Australia Shark attacks

Australia shark attack data

1453 attacks recorded (306 fatal)
Australia shark attacks
Date Region Location Fatal?
Sep 17th 2016 Victoria Thirteenth Beach N
Sep 16th 2016 Victoria Bells Beach N
Sep 15th 2016 Western Australia Bunbury N
Sep 5th 2016 Western Australia Injidup N
Jul 28th 2016 Western Australia Near Albany N
Jul 26th 2016 New South Wales Sharpes Beach, Ballina N
Jul 23rd 2016 Tasmania Clifton Beach N
Jul 20th 2016 Queensland 20 k off The Spit, off the Gold Coast N
Jul 4th 2016 Queensland Palm Cove N
Jun 15th 2016 Western Australia Coral Bay N
Jun 5th 2016 Western Australia Mindarie Y
Jun 2nd 2016 New South Wales Kingscliff N
May 31st 2016 Western Australia Falcon Beach, Mandurah Y
Apr 19th 2016 New South Wales First Sun Beach, Byron Bay N
Mar 30th 2016 New South Wales Bombo Beach N
Mar 28th 2016 New South Wales North Cronulla Beach N
Mar 3rd 2016 South Australia Wrights Bay N
Feb 10th 2016 Tasmania Nettley Bay N
Feb 5th 2016 Queensland Stradbroke Island N
Feb 4th 2016 New South Wales Hams Beach N
Jan 11th 2016 Queensland Happy Valley Beach, Caloundra N
Jan 5th 2016 Queensland Heron Island N
Jan 2nd 2016 Queensland Miall Island N
Dec 21st 2015 New South Wales Bondi Beach N
Dec 13th 2015 New South Wales Lake Macquarie N
Nov 10th 2015 New South Wales East Ballina N
Oct 30th 2015 Western Australia Bald Island N
Oct 7th 2015 Western Australia Pyramids Beach N
Sep 26th 2015 Queensland Russel Island, Frankland Group N
Sep 8th 2015 New South Wales North Shelly Beach N
Sep 4th 2015 New South Wales Hallidays Point N
Aug 22nd 2015 New South Wales Lighthouse Beach N
Jul 31st 2015 New South Wales Evans Head N
Jul 25th 2015 Tasmania Lachan Island, Mercury Passage Y
Jul 23rd 2015 Victoria Tyrendarra Beach near Portland N
Jul 3rd 2015 New South Wales Lennox Head N
Jul 2nd 2015 New South Wales East Ballina N
Jun 30th 2015 New South Wales Flat Rock, Yamba N
Jun 25th 2015 Western Australia Rottnest Island N
Jun 24th 2015 Western Australia Denmark N
Jun 24th 2015 New South Wales Belongil Beach, Byron Bay N
May 3rd 2015 New South Wales Saltwater Beach N
Apr 25th 2015 South Australia Fishery Bay N
Apr 11th 2015 New South Wales McKenzies Beach N
Mar 11th 2015 New South Wales Julian Rocks, Byron Bay N
Feb 9th 2015 New South Wales Shelly Beach Y
Feb 8th 2015 New South Wales Seven Mile Beach, Byron Bay N
Feb 5th 2015 New South Wales Mereweather Beach N
Jan 30th 2015 Queensland Nerang River, Surfer's Paradise N
Jan 24th 2015 New South Wales Flat Rock N
Jan 19th 2015 New South Wales Wategos Beach, Byon Bay N
Jan 17th 2015 New South Wales Off Blacksmiths Beach N
Jan 16th 2015 New South Wales Mollymook Beach, Bannister Head N
Dec 29th 2014 New South Wales Bherwerre Beach N
Dec 29th 2014 Western Australia Three Stripes near Cheynes Beach Y
Dec 28th 2014 Victoria Paradise Beach N
Dec 15th 2014 Queensland Rudder Reef Y
Nov 29th 2014 Western Australia Pyramids Beach, Port Bouvard N
Nov 19th 2014 Western Australia Freemantle N
Nov 10th 2014 New South Wales Moonee Beach N
Oct 29th 2014 New South Wales Wallabi Point N
Oct 17th 2014 New South Wales Avoca Beach N
Oct 11th 2014 Western Australia Castle Rock, north of Dunsborough N
Oct 2nd 2014 Western Australia Kelpids Beach, Wylie Bay, Esperance N
Sep 9th 2014 New South Wales Clarkes Beach, Byron Bay Y
Aug 16th 2014 Western Australia Gnaraloo N
Jun 18th 2014 South Australia Middleton Point, Fleurieu Peninsula N
Jun 18th 2014 South Australia Middleton Point, Fleurieu Peninsula N
Jun 17th 2014 Western Australia Horizontal Falls N
Jun 9th 2014 South Australia Parsons Beach, Fleurieu Peninsula N
Jun 1st 2014 New South Wales Seven Mile Beach, Gerroa N
May 24th 2014 Queensland Nerang River near Chevron Island N
May 22nd 2014 New South Wales The Australian Shark and Ray Centre N
May 14th 2014 South Australia Elliston, Eyre Peninsula N
Apr 24th 2014 Western Australia South Passage, south of Coral Bay N
Apr 3rd 2014 New South Wales Tathra Y
Mar 29th 2014 Western Australia Off Dawesville Cut N
Mar 18th 2014 Victoria Winkipop Beach N
Mar 18th 2014 New South Wales Lennox Head N
Mar 12th 2014 New South Wales Lighthouse Beach N
Feb 8th 2014 South Australia Goldsmith Beach, Yorke Peninsula Y
Jan 26th 2014 New South Wales Umina Beach N
Dec 5th 2013 New South Wales Shelly Beach, near Port Macquarie N
Nov 30th 2013 New South Wales Riecks Point, Campbell's Beach Y
Nov 23rd 2013 Western Australia Gracetown Y
Nov 12th 2013 Western Australia Trigg Beach, Perth N
Oct 28th 2013 Western Australia Turquois Bay N
Oct 26th 2013 Western Australia Little Island, near Hillarys N
Oct 24th 2013 New South Wales South Narrabeen Beach N
Oct 8th 2013 Western Australia Off Poison Creek, Cape Arid N
Aug 25th 2013 New South Wales Smiths N
Jul 2nd 2013 South Australia Flinders, Mornington Penisula N
Jun 6th 2013 New South Wales Target Beach N
Apr 28th 2013 New South Wales Emerald Beach N
Apr 21st 2013 New South Wales Crowdy Head N
Apr 2nd 2013 Western Australia Mullaloo Beach, Perth N
Mar 31st 2013 New South Wales Terrigal Beach N
Jan 26th 2013 Victoria Cape Nelson N
Jan 25th 2013 Queensland Noosa N
Jan 21st 2013 Queensland Bullcock Beach 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)