Australia Shark attacks

Australia shark attack data

1453 attacks recorded (306 fatal)
Australia shark attacks
Date Region Location Fatal?
Jun 1st 1953 Queensland N
Apr 7th 1953 New South Wales 1.5 miles off shore N
Mar 19th 1953 South Australia Schnapper Rock, Kirton Point N
Mar 1st 1953 New South Wales Long Reef, near Sydney N
Feb 15th 1953 New South Wales Cave at Shell Harbour N
Feb 1st 1953 N
Jan 20th 1953 South Australia Largs Bay N
Dec 24th 1952 Victoria Portsea Beach, near Melbourne N
Dec 21st 1952 South Australia Cape Douglas N
May 7th 1952 Western Australia Boyup Brook N
Apr 6th 1952 South Australia Streaky Bay N
Jan 7th 1952 New South Wales Evans Head N
Dec 16th 1951 New South Wales North Bondi N
Dec 6th 1951 New South Wales Merewether Beach, Newcastle Y
Oct 22nd 1951 Queensland Ocean baths, Kissing Point Beach Y
Sep 4th 1951 Queensland Fitzroy River near Rockhampton Y
Mar 26th 1951 New South Wales Avalon N
Mar 24th 1951 New South Wales Sydney N
Feb 3rd 1951 New South Wales Windang, near the entrance to Lake Illawarra N
Feb 1st 1951 New South Wales Bondi Beach N
Jan 3rd 1951 New South Wales Hawkesbury River N
Dec 31st 1950 Queensland Kirra N
Dec 19th 1950 New South Wales Jervis Bay N
Dec 16th 1950 Queensland Palm Beach North, 5 miles north of Burleigh Heads, Brisbane Y
Nov 29th 1950 Northern Territory Goulburn Island N
Nov 25th 1950 Queensland Burleigh Heads, Brisbane N
Nov 12th 1950 Queensland Yeppoon N
Oct 4th 1950 Queensland Peterson's Beach, Sarina N
Jul 27th 1950 South Australia Streaky Bay N
Apr 9th 1950 Queensland Cooper's Point Y
Mar 1st 1950 Western Australia City Beach, Perth N
Feb 18th 1950 Western Australia Cottesloe, Perth N
Jan 12th 1950 Victoria South Werribee Beach N
Dec 1st 1949 Victoria Seaholme N
Nov 20th 1949 New South Wales Kurnell, Botany Bay N
Nov 12th 1949 Victoria Port Phillip Bay Y
Sep 19th 1949 Victoria Warrnambool Y
Aug 28th 1949 Queensland Yorkey N
Aug 28th 1949 Queensland Yorkey Y
Aug 16th 1949 Bass Strait Flinders Island N
May 16th 1949 Western Australia Broome N
May 13th 1949 New South Wales Nelson's Bay N
Apr 18th 1949 Queensland Nerang River, Southpot N
Apr 17th 1949 Queensland Ellis Beach, 20 miles from Cairns Y
Jan 23rd 1949 New South Wales Bar Beach, Newcastle Y
Jan 14th 1949 New South Wales Off North Bondi N
Jan 13th 1949 New South Wales Mona Vale, near Sydney N
Jan 5th 1949 Western Australia Leighton Beach, North Fremantle N
Dec 27th 1948 Western Australia Lancelin Island Y
Dec 26th 1948 Queensland King Y
Dec 10th 1948 Queensland Rib Reef off Townsville N
Nov 18th 1948 Torres Strait Saibai Island, 80 miles north of Cape York N
Feb 12th 1948 New South Wales Stockton Beach, Newcastle Y
Jan 25th 1948 New South Wales Mona Vale, near Sydney N
Dec 21st 1947 New South Wales Watson Taylor's Lake, 25 miles south of Port Macquarie N
Nov 23rd 1947 South Australia 3 miles out to sea off Glenelg N
Nov 14th 1947 New South Wales Knobby's Beach, Newcastle N
Nov 14th 1947 New South Wales Knobby's Beach, Newcastle N
Nov 8th 1947 New South Wales Maria River, Port Macquarie, 12 miles from river mouth Y
Nov 8th 1947 New South Wales Maria River, Port Macquarie, 12 miles from river mouth N
Nov 1st 1947 Queensland Moreton Bay Y
Oct 28th 1947 Northern Territory Mornington Island, Gulf of Carpentaria N
Jul 24th 1947 Northern Territory Darwin Harbour N
Jun 16th 1947 New South Wales Coogee N
Apr 6th 1947 New South Wales Palm Beach N
Feb 23rd 1947 Palm Beach N
Jan 14th 1947 New South Wales Berry's Bay, Sydney Harbour N
Dec 28th 1946 South Australia Glenelg N
Dec 24th 1946 Queensland Auckland Creek, Gladstone N
Nov 20th 1946 Torres Strait 40 miles off Thursday Island Y
Oct 14th 1946 New South Wales Mark N
Apr 19th 1946 Queensland Trinity Beach, Cairns Y
Apr 1st 1946 South Australia Port Newby N
Mar 20th 1946 South Australia Grange N
Feb 10th 1946 Western Australia City Beach, Perth N
Jan 17th 1946 Queensland Townsville N
Jan 5th 1946 New South Wales Oatley Bay near Como, George Y
Aug 18th 1945 Queensland Ellis Beach, 20 miles from Cairns Y
Jun 15th 1945 Queensland Trinity Beach, Cairns Y
Nov 1st 1944 Queensland Maroochydore Beach N
Oct 23rd 1944 Queensland Tewantin N
Jan 16th 1944 Western Australia Cottesloe, Perth N
Jan 14th 1944 New South Wales First Beach, Forster N
May 14th 1943 Queensland Off Brisbane Y
Dec 26th 1942 New South Wales Bantry Bay, near Ironstone Point, Middle Harbor, Sydney Y
Sep 12th 1942 Queensland Trinity Beach, 17 km northwast of Cairns N
May 9th 1942 Queensland Great Barrier Reef, off Cairns N
Mar 4th 1942 New South Wales George N
Jan 18th 1942 New South Wales Fairy Bower N
Jan 4th 1942 New South Wales Egg Rock, Middle Harbor, Sydney Y
Jan 1st 1942 New South Wales Fairy Bower, near North Steyne N
Dec 3rd 1941 Western Australia Carnarvon N
Nov 19th 1941 Western Australia Shark Bay N
Aug 5th 1941 New South Wales Parramata River N
Feb 13th 1941 New South Wales Wollongong N
Dec 28th 1940 New South Wales Stockton Beach, Newcastle Y
Dec 19th 1940 Queensland Double Island Beach N
Dec 10th 1940 Northern Territory Darwin N
Mar 20th 1940 New South Wales Gerringong N
Feb 20th 1940 New South Wales Sydney Harbour 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)