Australia shark attack data
1453 attacks recorded (306 fatal)
Date | Region | Location | Fatal? |
---|---|---|---|
May 10th 1990 | Queensland | Outer Barrier Reef near Port Douglas | N |
May 10th 1990 | Queensland | Outer Barrier Reef near Port Douglas | N |
Apr 9th 1990 | New South Wales | Greenmount Beach | N |
Apr 8th 1990 | Queensland | Dingo Reef, 80 nm off Townsville | Y |
Apr 7th 1990 | Queensland | Fingal Beach | N |
Apr 6th 1990 | New South Wales | Greenmount Beach | N |
Dec 3rd 1989 | Northern Territory | Gove Peninsula near Darwin | N |
Dec 2nd 1989 | Queensland | Fraser Island | N |
Nov 22nd 1989 | Victoria | Kilcunda | N |
Nov 2nd 1989 | Queensland | Mermaid Waters | N |
Oct 29th 1989 | Northern Territory | Edith Falls | N |
Oct 22nd 1989 | Tasmania | Shelly Point | N |
Oct 1st 1989 | Victoria | Surfers Point, Phillip Island | N |
Aug 13th 1989 | New South Wales | Lennox Head | N |
Aug 6th 1989 | Queensland | Moreton Bay | N |
Mar 9th 1989 | South Australia | Waitpinga Beach, near Victor Harbor, Encounter Bay | Y |
Mar 4th 1989 | Western Australia | Near Broome in Roebuck Bay | N |
Jan 3rd 1989 | New South Wales | Half Tide Beach, near Ballina | N |
Nov 8th 1988 | Queensland | Off North Keppel Island, off Yeppoon | Y |
Nov 7th 1988 | Queensland | Off North Keppel Island, off Yeppoon | Y |
Oct 22nd 1988 | Victoria | Phillip Island | N |
Oct 6th 1988 | South Australia | Moama Beach | N |
Jul 1st 1988 | New South Wales | Sydney | N |
Feb 12th 1988 | Western Australia | 18 km west of Bunbury | N |
Jan 21st 1988 | Torres Strait | N | |
Dec 13th 1987 | New South Wales | Shoalhaven | N |
Sep 18th 1987 | South Australia | Merino Rocks, Adelaide | Y |
May 6th 1987 | New South Wales | N | |
Mar 30th 1987 | Western Australia | Fourth Beach / Twilgth Beach | N |
Jan 6th 1987 | Queensland | Lizard Island | N |
Oct 1st 1986 | Western Australia | Direction Island, Cocos Islands | N |
Aug 3rd 1986 | New South Wales | North Head, Sydney Harbour | N |
Jul 26th 1986 | Western Australia | 3 km west of Rottnest Island | N |
May 18th 1986 | New South Wales | North Head, Sydney Harbour | N |
Feb 1st 1986 | Victoria | Jan Juc Beach | N |
Nov 11th 1985 | Queensland | Gladstone | N |
Mar 3rd 1985 | South Australia | Wiseman's Beach, Peake Bay | Y |
Nov 30th 1984 | Queensland | 1 km off Black's Beach | Y |
Mar 1st 1984 | Western Australia | Coral Bay | N |
Feb 11th 1984 | Queensland | Derwent Island | N |
Dec 24th 1983 | South Australia | Dangerous Reef, South Neptune Island | N |
Jul 26th 1983 | Queensland | Off Lodestone Reef, Great Barrier Reef, north of Townsville | Y |
Jul 25th 1983 | Queensland | Off Lodestone Reef, Great Barrier Reef, north of Townsville | Y |
Jul 25th 1983 | Queensland | Off Lodestone Reef, Great Barrier Reef, north of Townsville | N |
Mar 7th 1982 | New South Wales | Tallow Beach, Byron Bay | Y |
Feb 28th 1982 | Tasmania | South Cape Bay | Y |
Dec 13th 1981 | Queensland | Green Island | N |
Jul 1st 1981 | New South Wales | Byron Bay | N |
Feb 16th 1981 | Western Australia | Leighton Beach, north of Freemantle | N |
Feb 7th 1981 | Western Australia | Parker's Point, Rottnest Island | N |
Nov 18th 1980 | Western Australia | Lancelin | N |
Dec 29th 1978 | Queensland | Bribie Island | N |
Sep 2nd 1978 | Tasmania | Pillar Rock, Storm Bay | N |
Aug 31st 1977 | South Australia | Cactus Beach, near Ceduna | N |
Aug 23rd 1977 | Queensland | Buddina Beach, south of Noosa | Y |
May 16th 1977 | Queensland | Southport | N |
Apr 26th 1977 | Queensland | Tallebudgera | N |
Mar 13th 1977 | Queensland | Near Moreton Island in Moreton Bay | N |
Mar 13th 1977 | Queensland | Near Moreton Island in Moreton Bay | Y |
Mar 13th 1977 | Queensland | Near Moreton Island in Moreton Bay | Y |
Feb 26th 1977 | New South Wales | Kingscliffe Beach, south of Tweed Heads | N |
Feb 4th 1977 | Victoria | Sorrento Back Beach | N |
Dec 29th 1976 | Queensland | Caloundra | N |
Nov 26th 1976 | Queensland | Southport Bar | N |
Sep 19th 1976 | South Australia | Point Lowly, north of Whyalla | N |
Jun 1st 1976 | Queensland | Off Stradbroke Island | N |
Jan 12th 1976 | Queensland | Harvey Bay | N |
Dec 29th 1975 | South Australia | Glenelg | N |
Dec 2nd 1975 | New South Wales | Porpoise Pool, Tweed Heads | N |
Nov 19th 1975 | New South Wales | Queenscliff, Sydney | N |
Nov 7th 1975 | Queensland | Lookout Point | N |
Oct 12th 1975 | New South Wales | Lennox Head, Ballina | N |
Jul 30th 1975 | Tasmania | Adventure Bay, Bruny Island | Y |
Jul 26th 1975 | Queensland | Maroochydore | N |
Jul 5th 1975 | Western Australia | 15 km north of Lancelin, north of Perth | N |
Mar 18th 1975 | Queensland | Mornington Island | N |
Mar 13th 1975 | Queensland | Southport Aquarium | N |
Feb 10th 1975 | South Australia | (Point Sinclair) Penong | Y |
Feb 9th 1975 | Victoria | Anglesea | N |
Feb 7th 1975 | Queensland | Currumbin Rock | N |
Jan 19th 1975 | South Australia | Coffin Bay | Y |
Dec 12th 1974 | Western Australia | Geographe Bay | N |
Sep 1st 1974 | Queensland | Junpinpin, off Stradbroke Island | N |
Jan 9th 1974 | South Australia | Streaky Bay | Y |
Nov 25th 1973 | Western Australia | Swan River | N |
Nov 3rd 1973 | Queensland | Gin Arm Creek | N |
Aug 27th 1973 | Queensland | Palm Cove Beach | N |
Aug 25th 1973 | Queensland | Point Lookout, Stradbroke Island | N |
Mar 26th 1973 | Queensland | Palm Island | N |
Dec 22nd 1972 | Queensland | Currumbin Rock | N |
Dec 8th 1972 | New South Wales | Marineland, Sydney | N |
Oct 22nd 1972 | Queensland | Stevens Reef, 70 miles from Mackay | N |
Oct 21st 1972 | New South Wales | Tabourie Beach | N |
Aug 8th 1972 | Tasmania | Nubeena | N |
Jun 26th 1972 | Queensland | Bundaberg | N |
Jun 26th 1972 | Queensland | Bundaberg | N |
Apr 1st 1972 | Queensland | Wellington Point | N |
Feb 20th 1972 | Victoria | Wilson's Promontory, Waratah Bay | N |
Feb 5th 1972 | Tasmania | Elliot's Cove | N |
Dec 23rd 1971 | New South Wales | Smokey Cape | N |