Queensland Shark Attacks

338 attacks recorded (82 fatal)
Queensland shark attacks
Date Location Fatal?
Nov 21st 2000 Orpheus Island N
Oct 29th 2000 Peel Island N
Mar 30th 2000 Main Beach, Gold Coast N
Jul 27th 1997 Pincushion, north of Maroochydore Beach N
Feb 28th 1997 Carrara, Nerang River N
Feb 28th 1997 Hook Island, Whitsundays N
Jan 25th 1997 Whitehaven Beach, Whitsundays Island N
Dec 29th 1996 Coolum Beach N
Mar 5th 1996 Heron Island N
Jan 22nd 1996 Brown's Inlet, Broadwater N
Nov 17th 1995 Great Keppel Island N
Oct 11th 1995 Pialba, Hervey Bay N
Nov 21st 1995 Gladstone Reef N
Dec 9th 1994 Hinchinbrook Channel, Queensland N
Jan 9th 1994 Katana Downs Reach, Brisbane River N
Feb 4th 1993 Mooloolaba N
Jan 5th 1993 Line Reef, northeast of Hamilton Island, Whitsundays N
Oct 1st 1992 North Point Beach, Moreton Island Y
Aug 30th 1991 On board the Japanese longline trawler Fukuya No.38, 100 nm northeast of Brisbane N
Jan 19th 1991 Mermaid Waters N
Jan 1st 1991 Pelican Banks near Gladstone N
Nov 28th 1990 Nerang River N
Oct 27th 1990 Mermaid Waters N
May 10th 1990 Outer Barrier Reef near Port Douglas N
May 10th 1990 Outer Barrier Reef near Port Douglas N
Apr 8th 1990 Dingo Reef, 80 nm off Townsville Y
Apr 7th 1990 Fingal Beach N
Dec 2nd 1989 Fraser Island N
Nov 2nd 1989 Mermaid Waters N
Moreton Bay N
Nov 8th 1988 Off North Keppel Island, off Yeppoon Y
Nov 7th 1988 Off North Keppel Island, off Yeppoon Y
Jan 6th 1987 Lizard Island N
Nov 11th 1985 Gladstone N
Nov 30th 1984 1 km off Black's Beach Y
Feb 11th 1984 Derwent Island N
Jul 26th 1983 Off Lodestone Reef, Great Barrier Reef, north of Townsville Y
Jul 25th 1983 Off Lodestone Reef, Great Barrier Reef, north of Townsville Y
Jul 25th 1983 Off Lodestone Reef, Great Barrier Reef, north of Townsville N
Dec 13th 1981 Green Island N
Dec 29th 1978 Bribie Island N
Aug 23rd 1977 Buddina Beach, south of Noosa Y
May 16th 1977 Southport N
Apr 26th 1977 Tallebudgera N
Mar 13th 1977 Near Moreton Island in Moreton Bay N
Mar 13th 1977 Near Moreton Island in Moreton Bay Y
Mar 13th 1977 Near Moreton Island in Moreton Bay Y
Dec 29th 1976 Caloundra N
Nov 26th 1976 Southport Bar N
Jun 1st 1976 Off Stradbroke Island N
Jan 12th 1976 Harvey Bay N
Nov 7th 1975 Lookout Point N
Jul 26th 1975 Maroochydore N
Mar 18th 1975 Mornington Island N
Mar 13th 1975 Southport Aquarium N
Feb 7th 1975 Currumbin Rock N
Sep 1st 1974 Junpinpin, off Stradbroke Island N
Nov 3rd 1973 Gin Arm Creek N
Aug 27th 1973 Palm Cove Beach N
Aug 25th 1973 Point Lookout, Stradbroke Island N
Mar 26th 1973 Palm Island N
Dec 22nd 1972 Currumbin Rock N
Oct 22nd 1972 Stevens Reef, 70 miles from Mackay N
Jun 26th 1972 Bundaberg N
Jun 26th 1972 Bundaberg N
Apr 1st 1972 Wellington Point N
Dec 5th 1971 Gladstone Y
May 14th 1969 Broomfield Reef N
Feb 1st 1969 Cooktown N
Nov 30th 1967 Surfer's Paradise N
Sep 27th 1966 Broomfield Island, 11 miles from Heron Island on the Great Barrier Reef N
Nov 21st 1965 Near Brisbane Y
Nov 3rd 1965 Oak Beach N
Nov 18th 1964 Fingal Beach, near Tweed Heads Y
Feb 2nd 1964 Brisbane N
Dec 26th 1963 Figtree Ledge, Hervey Bay N
Nov 14th 1963 Mermaid Beach N
Nov 25th 1962 Townsville N
Apr 20th 1962 Nobbys Beach N
Feb 15th 1962 Between Smith N
Feb 4th 1962 Greenmount Beach N
Jan 7th 1962 Dicky Beach N
Dec 28th 1961 Lambert's Beach, Mackay Y
Dec 28th 1961 Lambert N
Dec 18th 1961 Noosa Heads Y
Jul 7th 1961 Cape Moreton N
Dec 20th 1960 College N
Dec 1st 1960 Colledge's Crossing, Brisbane River N
Nov 27th 1960 Black N
Nov 11th 1960 Scott N
Dec 29th 1959 Scotts Point Beach N
Dec 19th 1959 Off Wynnum in Moreton Bay, near Brisbane Y
Nov 28th 1959 North Burleigh, near Brisbane N
Nov 22nd 1959 Surfer's Paradise, Northcliffe N
Jan 17th 1959 Alexandra Headland near Mooloolaba N
Nov 23rd 1958 Surfer's Paradise Y
Jun 15th 1958 Green Island N
Aug 15th 1956 Near Southport N
Feb 26th 1956 Pioneer River near Mackay Y
Oct 16th 1955 Tully, North Queensland 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 (48)
  • February (33)
  • March (21)
  • April (26)
  • May (18)
  • June (11)
  • July (13)
  • August (15)
  • September (16)
  • October (27)
  • November (47)
  • December (51)