Western Australia Shark Attacks

235 attacks recorded (36 fatal)
Western Australia shark attacks
Date Location Fatal?
Feb 25th 2024 Sandland Island, Jurien Bay N
Oct 7th 2022 Port Hedland N
Feb 4th 2023 Swan River, Fremantle Y
Mar 16th 2023 Cheynes Beach N
Mar 22nd 2023 Delta Island N
Apr 22nd 2023 Lucy's Beach N
Apr 29th 2023 Kurrajong Campground, Exmouth N
Apr 29th 2023 Yallingup, Busselton N
Jul 22nd 2023 Yallingup Lagoon N
Jul 24th 2023 Gnarabup Beach N
Oct 21st 2023 Alexander Bay, Esperance N
Nov 3rd 2023 Peak Island N
Dec 24th 2023 Wedge Island N
Aug 15th 2022 Goode Beach N
Jun 1st 2022 Oyster Stacks near Exmouth12h15 N
May 27th 2022 Yallingup N
May 20th 2022 Royal Perth Yacht Club, Swan River N
Feb 5th 2022 Beds, Wylie Bay, Esperance N
Jan 22nd 2022 Whalers Beach N
Jan 1st 2022 North Lancelin N
Nov 6th 2021 Port Beach, North Fremantle Y
Jul 27th 2021 Varanus Island N
Jul 19th 2021 Rottnest Island N
Jun 23rd 2021 Gum Tree Bay N
Jun 11th 2021 Five Fingers Reef N
May 21st 2021 Quondong Beach N
Apr 19th 2021 Karratha N
Mar 27th 2021 Near Coral Bay N
Mar 20th 2021 Yallingup N
Jan 29th 2021 Melaleuca Beach, Cowaramup Bay, Gracetown, N
Jan 13th 2021 Blackwall Reach N
Dec 9th 2020 Cable Beach N
Nov 22nd 2020 Cable Beach Y
Oct 9th 2020 Kelp Beds Beach (Kelpies) Y
Oct 4th 2020 Toms Surf break, Hamersley Pool, North Beach, Perth N
Jul 31st 2020 Bunker Bay Beach N
Jun 6th 2020 Tantabitti Beach, Nigaloo N
Jan 5th 2020 Cull Island / Esperance Y
Jan 2nd 2020 Esperance N
Dec 6th 2019 Exmouth N
Sep 7th 2019 Burns Beach, Perth N
Jan 14th 2019 North Cottesloe N
Nov 11th 2018 Pyramids Beach, Mandurah N
Oct 24th 2018 Guillotines surf break, Shire of Augusta Margaret River N
Oct 13th 2018 Two Rocks near Three Mile Reef N
May 18th 2024 Dugong Bay N
Apr 28th 2018 Gearys Beach N
Apr 25th 2018 Surfers Point, Prevelly N
Apr 24th 2018 South Point, Gracetown N
Apr 15th 2018 Lefthanders, Margaret River Area N
Apr 15th 2018 Cobblestones, Margaret River Area N
Mar 14th 2018 Waterman's Bay N
Feb 1st 2018 Avalon Point, Manurah N
Jan 28th 2018 Cone Bay N
Jan 5th 2018 South Point, Gracetown N
Sep 25th 2017 Gracetown N
Sep 17th 2024 Esperance N
Sep 10th 2017 Sam's Creek area N
Jul 14th 2017 Floreat Beach N
Jun 11th 2017 Point Casuarina, Bunbury N
Apr 17th 2017 Kelpies near Wylie Bay Y
Feb 25th 2017 Mauds Point N
Feb 24th 2017 Falcon Bay Beach, Mandurah N
Dec 24th 2016 Bundegi Sanctuary Zone, Exmouth N
Dec 14th 2016 Trigg Beach N
Sep 15th 2016 Bunbury N
Sep 5th 2016 Injidup N
Jul 28th 2016 Near Albany N
Jun 15th 2016 Coral Bay N
Jun 5th 2016 Mindarie Y
May 31st 2016 Falcon Beach, Mandurah Y
Oct 30th 2015 Bald Island N
Oct 7th 2015 Pyramids Beach N
Rottnest Island N
Jun 24th 2015 Denmark N
Dec 29th 2014 Three Stripes near Cheynes Beach Y
Nov 29th 2014 Pyramids Beach, Port Bouvard N
Nov 19th 2014 Freemantle N
Oct 11th 2014 Castle Rock, north of Dunsborough N
Oct 2nd 2014 Kelpids Beach, Wylie Bay, Esperance N
Aug 16th 2014 Gnaraloo N
Horizontal Falls N
Apr 24th 2014 South Passage, south of Coral Bay N
Mar 29th 2014 Off Dawesville Cut N
Nov 23rd 2013 Gracetown Y
Nov 12th 2013 Trigg Beach, Perth N
Oct 28th 2013 Turquois Bay N
Oct 26th 2013 Little Island, near Hillarys N
Oct 8th 2013 Off Poison Creek, Cape Arid N
Mullaloo Beach, Perth N
Jan 5th 2013 Near Legendre Island N
Dec 19th 2012 Trigg Beach N
Oct 2nd 2012 Mullaloo Beach, Perth N
Aug 28th 2012 Red Bluff near Quobba Station N
Aug 11th 2012 Ocean Reef N
Jul 14th 2012 Off Wedge Island Y
Jun 20th 2012 Mullaloo Beach, Perth N
Mar 31st 2012 Stratham Beach Y
Mar 22nd 2012 Kalbarri N
Jan 19th 2012 Coral 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 (30)
  • February (18)
  • March (17)
  • April (17)
  • May (12)
  • June (17)
  • July (11)
  • August (8)
  • September (14)
  • October (21)
  • November (32)
  • December (18)