Analysing the data
All shark attack cases that are reported undergo a comprehensive review of the circumstances and available details.
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The Australian Shark Attack File currently comprises more than 1,000 individual investigations from 1791 to today. This report data is available in table format below, and has also been translated into an easy-to-use map by the Taronga team.
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|
State |
Unprovoked Cases Recorded |
Fatal |
Injured |
Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
NSW |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
QLD |
3 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
|
SA |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
WA |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
VIC |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
TAS |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
NT |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Total - Unprovoked |
5 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
|
Total - Provoked |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
Total - All Cases |
6 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
|
State |
Unprovoked Cases Recorded |
Fatal |
Injured |
Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
NSW |
9 |
0 |
7 |
2 |
|
QLD |
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
SA |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
WA |
7 |
0 |
5 |
2 |
|
VIC |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
TAS |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
NT |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Total - Unprovoked |
20 |
1 |
15 |
4 |
|
Total - Provoked |
7 |
0 |
5 |
2 |
|
Total - All Cases |
27 |
1 |
20 |
6 |
|
State |
Unprovoked Cases Recorded |
Fatal |
Injured |
Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
NSW |
5 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
|
QLD |
3 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
|
SA |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
WA |
6 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
|
VIC |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
TAS |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
NT |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Total - Unprovoked |
15 |
1 |
9 |
5 |
|
Total - Provoked |
3 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
|
Total - All Cases |
18 |
1 |
11 |
8 |
|
State |
Unprovoked Cases Recorded |
Fatal |
Injured |
Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
NSW |
8 |
0 |
6 |
3 |
|
QLD |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
SA |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
WA |
5 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
|
VIC |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
TAS |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
NT |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Total - Unprovoked |
17 |
2 |
9 |
6 |
|
Total - Provoked |
9 |
0 |
7 |
2 |
|
Total - All Cases |
26 |
2 |
16 |
8 |
|
State |
Unprovoked Cases Recorded |
Fatal |
Injured |
Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
NSW |
14 |
1 |
8 |
5 |
|
QLD |
4 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
|
SA |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
WA |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
VIC |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
TAS |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
NT |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Total - Unprovoked |
22 |
1 |
14 |
6 |
|
Total - Provoked |
11 |
1* |
9 |
1 |
|
Total - All Cases |
33 |
2 |
23 |
8 |
* = Fatal case TAS, Maria Island
|
State |
Unprovoked Cases Recorded |
Fatal |
Injured |
Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
NSW |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
QLD |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
SA |
4 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
|
WA |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
VIC |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
TAS |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
NT |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Total - Unprovoked |
11 |
2 |
6 |
3 |
|
Total - Provoked |
12 |
3 |
8 |
1 |
|
Total - All Cases |
23 |
5 |
14 |
4 |
|
State |
Unprovoked Cases Recorded |
Fatal |
Injured |
Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
NSW |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
QLD |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
SA |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
WA |
4 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
|
VIC |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
TAS |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
NT |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Total - Unprovoked |
10 |
2 |
6 |
2 |
|
Total - Provoked |
4 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
|
Total - All Cases |
14 |
2 |
10 |
2 |
|
State |
Unprovoked Cases Recorded |
Fatal |
Injured |
Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
NSW |
5 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
|
QLD |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
SA |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
WA |
5 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
|
VIC |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
TAS |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
NT |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Total - Unprovoked |
14 |
2 |
9 |
3 |
|
Total - Provoked |
8 |
0 |
5 |
3 |
|
Total - All Cases |
22 |
2 |
14 |
6 |