Australia Shark attacks

Australia shark attack data

1448 attacks recorded (306 fatal)
Australia shark attacks
Date Region Location Fatal?
Nov 27th 2012 Queensland Mooloolaba N
Oct 2nd 2012 Western Australia Mullaloo Beach, Perth N
Aug 28th 2012 Western Australia Red Bluff near Quobba Station N
Aug 11th 2012 Western Australia Ocean Reef N
Jul 31st 2012 South Australia Streaky Bay N
Jul 14th 2012 Western Australia Off Wedge Island Y
Jul 7th 2012 Victoria Ship's Graveyard off Point Lonsdale N
Jun 22nd 2012 Tasmania South Cape Bay N
Jun 20th 2012 Western Australia Mullaloo Beach, Perth N
Jun 12th 2012 Victoria Port Campbell N
Jun 3rd 2012 New South Wales Redhead Beach, Newcastle N
Apr 11th 2012 South Australia Dolphin Bay, Innes National Park N
Mar 31st 2012 Western Australia Stratham Beach Y
Mar 22nd 2012 Western Australia Kalbarri N
Mar 20th 2012 Queensland Nobby's Beach N
Mar 6th 2012 Victoria Shipwreck Cove, Melbourne Aquarium N
Feb 25th 2012 New South Wales Broughton Island N
Feb 6th 2012 Queensland Wurtulla N
Jan 19th 2012 Western Australia Coral Bay N
Jan 18th 2012 New South Wales Redhead Beach N
Jan 3rd 2012 New South Wales North Avoca Beach N
Jan 2nd 2012 Queensland Duranbah N
Dec 11th 2011 New South Wales Angourie N
Dec 7th 2011 New South Wales Maroubra N
Dec 5th 2011 Queensland Bushy Ilet N
Dec 2nd 2011 New South Wales Broken Head N
Nov 28th 2011 Queensland Peregian N
Oct 22nd 2011 Western Australia Rottnest Island Y
Oct 19th 2011 Victoria Elwood Beach N
Oct 9th 2011 Western Australia Cottesloe Beach Y
Sep 4th 2011 Western Australia Bunker Bay Y
Aug 28th 2011 Queensland Fantome Island Y
Apr 23rd 2011 Western Australia Red Bluffs N
Mar 23rd 2011 New South Wales Crowdy Head N
Mar 16th 2011 New South Wales Jimmys Beach, Port Stephens N
Mar 10th 2011 New South Wales Tallow Beach, Byron Bay N
Feb 28th 2011 Queensland Between N
Feb 17th 2011 South Australia Off Perforated Island near Coffin Bay Y
Feb 13th 2011 Queensland Sunshine Beach N
Feb 12th 2011 Western Australia Exmouth N
Jan 20th 2011 New South Wales Cudgen Creek N
Jan 3rd 2011 Western Australia Busselton N
Nov 27th 2010 Western Australia Native Dog Beach N
Nov 12th 2010 Western Australia Between Carnac and Garden Islands N
Oct 30th 2010 Western Australia Off Garden Island N
Oct 28th 2010 Western Australia Cheynes Beach N
Oct 23rd 2010 Western Australia Wedge Island N
Oct 9th 2010 New South Wales Mullaway Headland N
Sep 13th 2010 New South Wales Fraser's Reef N
Aug 17th 2010 Western Australia Cowaramup Bay Y
Aug 10th 2010 Queensland Three Mile Creek, Townsville N
Aug 8th 2010 New South Wales Crescent Head N
Jun 6th 2010 Western Australia Conspicuous Beach, near Walpole N
May 18th 2010 New South Wales Point Plomer N
Feb 13th 2010 Queensland Dent Island, Whitsundays N
Feb 11th 2010 New South Wales Mona Vale Beach, Sydney N
Feb 6th 2010 New South Wales Turners' Beach N
Jan 27th 2010 Queensland Archie's Beach N
Jan 22nd 2010 Victoria Geelong N
Jan 9th 2010 Torres Strait Thursday Island N
Dec 26th 2009 New South Wales Avoca Beach N
Dec 20th 2009 Queensland Mudjimba Island N
Dec 20th 2009 Queensland Lamont Reef N
Dec 13th 2009 New South Wales Coffee Head N
Dec 12th 2009 New South Wales Hawks Nest Beach N
Nov 8th 2009 South Australia Second Valley N
Oct 30th 2009 Victoria Portland N
Oct 28th 2009 New South Wales Lennox Heads N
Oct 14th 2009 Western Australia N
Jul 30th 2009 New South Wales Broken Head N
Jun 27th 2009 New South Wales Seven Mile Beach, Gerroa N
Apr 12th 2009 New South Wales Fingal Bay N
Mar 20th 2009 New South Wales Blue Bay N
Mar 19th 2009 New South Wales South Broulee N
Mar 19th 2009 New South Wales Bateman's Bay N
Mar 16th 2009 Western Australia The Natural Jetty, Rottnest Island N
Mar 1st 2009 New South Wales Avalon N
Feb 22nd 2009 Queensland Batt Reef N
Feb 18th 2009 New South Wales Shelly Beach, near Port Macquarie N
Feb 12th 2009 New South Wales Bondi Beach, Sydney N
Feb 11th 2009 New South Wales Garden Point, Woolloomooloo Sydney Harbour N
Feb 7th 2009 New South Wales Cellito Beach N
Feb 7th 2009 New South Wales Sandon N
Jan 24th 2009 New South Wales Surf Beach, Batemans Bay N
Jan 18th 2009 Victoria Off Tower Hill N
Jan 12th 2009 New South Wales Windang, Lake Illawara N
Jan 11th 2009 Tasmania Binalong Bay N
Jan 11th 2009 New South Wales Fingal Beach N
Dec 30th 2008 Western Australia Port Kennedy Beach N
Dec 27th 2008 Tasmania near Schouten Island N
Dec 27th 2008 New South Wales Seal Rocks N
Dec 27th 2008 New South Wales Long Reef, north of Sydney N
Dec 27th 2008 Western Australia Port Kennedy Beach Y
Nov 9th 2008 South Australia North Haven N
Oct 22nd 2008 New South Wales Oceanworld, Manly N
Oct 12th 2008 Northern Territory Darwin N
Oct 11th 2008 New South Wales Lake Macquarie N
Sep 15th 2008 Northern Territory Near Croker Island N
Sep 7th 2008 New South Wales Clarks Beach, Byron Bay N
Aug 30th 2008 New South Wales Tallow Beach, Byron Bay 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)
  • Brisbane (7)
  • Great Barrier Reef (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)