Australia Shark attacks

Australia shark attack data

1453 attacks recorded (306 fatal)
Australia shark attacks
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

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)