Australia Shark attacks

Australia shark attack data

1445 attacks recorded (306 fatal)
Australia shark attacks
Date Region Location Fatal?
Jan 29th 2024 New South Wales Elizabeth Bay, Sydney Harbour N
Jan 9th 2024 South Australia Walkers beach, Elliston N
Dec 28th 2023 South Australia Ethel Beach Y
Dec 25th 2023 New South Wales Old Bar N
Dec 24th 2023 Western Australia Wedge Island N
Dec 8th 2023 Queensland 1770 N
Nov 30th 2023 Queensland Clack Island N
Nov 10th 2023 South Australia Port Noarlunga N
Nov 3rd 2023 Western Australia Peak Island N
Oct 31st 2023 South Australia Streaky Bay Y
Oct 21st 2023 Western Australia Alexander Bay, Esperance N
Oct 1st 2023 South Australia Beachport N
Aug 25th 2023 New South Wales Lighthouse Beach, Port Macquarie N
Jul 24th 2023 Western Australia Gnarabup Beach N
Jul 22nd 2023 Western Australia Yallingup Lagoon N
May 13th 2023 South Australia Elliston Y
Apr 29th 2023 Western Australia Kurrajong Campground, Exmouth N
Apr 29th 2023 Western Australia Yallingup, Busselton N
Apr 22nd 2023 Western Australia Lucy's Beach N
Mar 22nd 2023 Western Australia Delta Island N
Mar 16th 2023 Western Australia Cheynes Beach N
Feb 4th 2023 Western Australia Swan River, Fremantle Y
Jan 30th 2023 Queensland Lady Musgrave Island N
Dec 11th 2022 New South Wales Killick Creek near Crescent Head N
Oct 23rd 2022 South Australia Seacliff N
Oct 7th 2022 Western Australia Port Hedland N
Oct 6th 2022 Victoria Nun's Beach, Portland N
Aug 31st 2022 New South Wales Avoca N
Aug 17th 2022 New South Wales Coffs Harbour N
Aug 15th 2022 Western Australia Goode Beach N
Jun 1st 2022 Western Australia Oyster Stacks near Exmouth12h15 N
May 27th 2022 Western Australia Yallingup N
May 20th 2022 Western Australia Royal Perth Yacht Club, Swan River N
Apr 27th 2022 N
Mar 15th 2022 New South Wales Crowdy Baay N
Mar 15th 2022 New South Wales Crowdy Baay N
Mar 8th 2022 New South Wales Maroubra N
Feb 17th 2022 Queensland Redcliffe N
Feb 16th 2022 New South Wales Buchan Point, Sydney Y
Feb 5th 2022 Western Australia Beds, Wylie Bay, Esperance N
Jan 24th 2022 New South Wales Warriewood N
Jan 22nd 2022 Western Australia Whalers Beach N
Jan 4th 2022 New South Wales Hyams Beach, Jervis Bay N
Jan 1st 2022 Western Australia North Lancelin N
Dec 6th 2021 Victoria Ocean Grove Beach N
Dec 6th 2021 Victoria Ocean Grove Beach N
Nov 6th 2021 Western Australia Port Beach, North Fremantle Y
Oct 16th 2021 Queensland Sudbury Island N
Oct 15th 2021 Queensland Hook Island, Whitsundays N
Sep 5th 2021 New South Wales Emerald Beach Y
Aug 7th 2021 Queensland North Stradbroke Island N
Jul 27th 2021 Western Australia Varanus Island N
Jul 19th 2021 Western Australia Rottnest Island N
Jul 5th 2021 New South Wales Crescent Head N
Jun 23rd 2021 Western Australia Gum Tree Bay N
Jun 11th 2021 Western Australia Five Fingers Reef N
May 21st 2021 Western Australia Quondong Beach N
May 18th 2021 New South Wales Tuncurry Beach Y
Apr 19th 2021 Western Australia Karratha N
Mar 27th 2021 Western Australia Near Coral Bay N
Mar 20th 2021 Western Australia Yallingup N
Feb 20th 2021 Queensland Waterford West N
Feb 2nd 2021 South Australia Gleneg N
Jan 29th 2021 Western Australia Melaleuca Beach, Cowaramup Bay, Gracetown, N
Jan 23rd 2021 New South Wales Lake Macquarie N
Jan 21st 2021 South Australia Port MacDonnell Y
Jan 13th 2021 Western Australia Blackwall Reach N
Jan 11th 2021 Victoria 13th Beach N
Dec 9th 2020 Western Australia Cable Beach N
Dec 6th 2020 South Australia D?Estrees Bay near Kangaroo Island N
Nov 22nd 2020 Western Australia Cable Beach Y
Nov 2nd 2020 New South Wales Town Beach, Port Macquarie N
Oct 24th 2020 Queensland Britomart Reef N
Oct 9th 2020 Western Australia Kelp Beds Beach (Kelpies) Y
Oct 4th 2020 Western Australia Toms Surf break, Hamersley Pool, North Beach, Perth N
Sep 17th 2020 Queensland Fraser Island N
Sep 16th 2020 New South Wales Cabarita Beach N
Sep 7th 2020 Queensland Greenmount Beach, Coolangatta Y
Aug 30th 2020 New South Wales Forster N
Aug 14th 2020 New South Wales Shelly Beach, Port Macquarie N
Jul 31st 2020 Western Australia Bunker Bay Beach N
Jul 29th 2020 Tasmania Tenth Island N
Jul 17th 2020 Tasmania Off Stanley N
Jul 13th 2020 Queensland Fitzroy Island N
Jul 11th 2020 New South Wales Wilsons Headland Y
Jul 4th 2020 Queensland Fraser Island Y
Jun 7th 2020 New South Wales Salt Beach near Kingscliff Y
Jun 6th 2020 Western Australia Tantabitti Beach, Nigaloo N
May 30th 2020 Queensland Lucinda N
May 8th 2020 Victoria Southside Beach, near Geelong N
Apr 21st 2020 New South Wales Killick Creek near Crescent Head N
Apr 6th 2020 Queensland North West Island Y
Apr 6th 2020 New South Wales Wamberal Beach N
Mar 21st 2020 Queensland Cairns N
Jan 17th 2020 New South Wales Windang Beach N
Jan 7th 2020 Queensland North West Island N
Jan 5th 2020 Western Australia Cull Island / Esperance Y
Jan 2nd 2020 Western Australia Esperance N
Dec 30th 2019 Queensland North West Island N
Dec 20th 2019 New South Wales Shellharbour N

Attacks by region

Attacks by location

  • Sydney Harbor (10)
  • Sydney (10)
  • Brisbane River (9)
  • Near Thursday Island (9)
  • Newcastle (8)
  • Moreton Bay (8)
  • Ross River, Townsville (7)
  • Bondi (7)
  • Thursday Island (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)