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This article is a list of mass shootings in Australia. Mass shootings are firearm-related violence with at least four casualties. Excluded are shootings associated with acts of war, such as the 1944 Cowra breakout, which saw over 200 soldiers killed .

21st century

Date Location Dead Injured Total Description
12 December 2022 Wieambilla, Queensland 6[n 1] 2 8 Wieambilla police shootings: A religiously motivated terrorist attack left six people dead including three perpetrators. Another two people were wounded in the shootings.
4 August 2022 Bogie, Queensland 3 1 4 A man shot four members of the same family killing three and seriously wounding one.[1]
4 June 2019 Darwin, Northern Territory 4 1 5 2019 Darwin shooting: A man shot five people with a pump-action shotgun, killing four and wounding one.
14 April 2019 Melbourne, Victoria 2 4 6 2019 Melbourne nightclub shooting: A drive-by shooting left two people dead and four others wounded.
11 May 2018 Osmington, Western Australia 7[n 1] 0 7 Osmington shooting: A man shot dead his wife, daughter, and four grandchildren, before committing suicide.
5 June 2017 Brighton, Victoria 2[n 1] 3 5 2017 Brighton siege: A man shot and killed one person and then held a hostage. In a subsequent shoot-out with a police tactical unit, the perpetrator was killed and three police officers were wounded.
7 March 2016 Ingleburn, New South Wales 2[n 1] 2 4 A man armed with a rifle shot and killed one person and wounded two others, before taking his own life.[2]
16 December 2014 Sydney 3[n 1] 4 7 Lindt Cafe siege: Three people were killed and four others were wounded during a police raid at a café where a man was holding hostages.
8 September 2014 Lockhart, New South Wales 5[n 1] 0 5 A man shot and killed his wife and three children with a shotgun, before committing suicide.[3]
26 April 2013 Smithfield, New South Wales 0 4 4 A shooting incident at a residence left four men wounded[4]
29 April 2011 Hectorville, South Australia 3 3 6 2011 Hectorville siege: A shooting incident and the following stand-off with the police left three people killed and three others wounded.
10 April 2010 Roxburgh Park, Victoria 4[n 1] 0 4 Father shot and killed his three children and himself[5]
2 June 2007 Adelaide, South Australia 0 4 4 A shooting incident at Tonic nightclub in Light Square left at least four people wounded[6]
31 October 2005 Fairfield, New South Wales 1 3 4 A 29-year-old man was shot dead and three others were wounded in a shooting at Babylon Cafe in the Civic Centre Arcade.[7]
20 March 2005 Oakhampton Heights, New South Wales 4[n 1] 0 4 A 32-year-old woman armed with a rifle shot and killed her husband, two children and herself.[8]
21 October 2002 Melbourne, Victoria 2 5 7 Monash University shooting: An international student shot and killed two students and wounded five others including the lecturer.
26 May 2002 Cabramatta, New South Wales 0 7 7 A man opened fire with a handgun at a wedding party, wounding seven people.[9]

20th century

Date Location Dead Injured Total Description
10 October 1999 Adelaide, South Australia 3 2 5 A gang-related shooting left three people killed and two others wounded. The case remains unsolved.[10]
3 October 1999 Bendigo, Victoria 1[n 1] 4 5 A man shot and wounded four police officers during a 19-hour stand-off, before committing suicide.[11]
3 August 1999 Acacia Hills, Northern Territory 2[n 1] 3 5 A 12-hour shooting spree left two people dead and three others wounded. The gunman was among the killed.
22 February 1999 Wollongong, New South Wales 1 9 10 A man opened fire in front of a nightclub with a double-barreled sawn-off shotgun, killing one man and wounding nine others.[12]
10 November 1997 Chippendale, New South Wales 3 1 4 A gang-related shooting at Blackmarket Cafe nightclub left three men killed and another man wounded.[13]
31 August 1997 Mackay, Queensland 0 5 5 A shootout between rival bikie gangs left five people wounded.[14]
28 April 1996 Port Arthur, Tasmania 35 24[n 1] 59 1996 Port Arthur shootings: A man shot and killed 35 people and wounded 24 others during a shooting spree.
25 January 1996 Hillcrest, Queensland 7[n 1] 0 7 A man shot dead his estranged wife, three children, and parents-in-law before committing suicide.[15]
27 October 1992 Central Coast, New South Wales 6 1 7 Central Coast massacre: A man armed with a 12-gauge pump-action shotgun shot and killed six people and wounded another.
17 August 1991 Strathfield, New South Wales 8[n 1] 6 14 Strathfield massacre: A man armed with a semi-automatic rifle shot and killed seven people and wounded six others at a shopping mall, before committing suicide.
30 August 1990 Surry Hills, New South Wales 5 7 12 A man armed with a 12-gauge shotgun killed five people and injured seven others at a public housing precinct before surrendering to police.[16]
25 September 1988 Molgawo Arnhem Land near Gunbalanya, Northern Territory 5 0 5 A man shot his wife, his two children and his in-laws.[17]
8 December 1987 Melbourne, Victoria 7 5 14 Queen Street massacre: A man armed with a rifle shot and killed seven people and wounded five others. He committed suicide by leaping from an 11th-floor window.
10 October 1987 Canley Vale, New South Wales 6[n 1] 0 6 Canley Vale shootings – A man shot 5 people to death before killing himself.[18]
9 August 1987 Clifton Hill, Victoria 7 19 26 Hoddle Street massacre: A man armed with several firearms shot and killed seven people and wounded nineteen others.
23 January 1987 Pymble, New South Wales 4 0 4 Pymble shooting: A man went to the family home of his former girlfriend, shot her and three others.[19]
2 September 1984 Milperra, New South Wales 7[n 1] 28[n 1] 35 Milperra massacre: A gunfight between rival motorcycle gang members left seven people killed and twenty-eight injured.
1 June 1984 Wahroonga, New South Wales 6[n 1] 0 6 Wahroonga murders: A man shot dead five members of his family before killing himself.[20]
3 March 1982 Tweed Heads, New South Wales 7[n 1] 0 7 A man armed with a semi-automatic rifle shot and killed a family of six before committing suicide.[21]
24 September 1981 Campsie, New South Wales 6[n 1] 1 7 A man shot his wife and five children with a pair of rifles before committing suicide. One of the children survived.[22]
22 September 1976 Spring Hill, Brisbane 2 4 6 A man shot two dead and wounded four others on Boundary Street, Spring Hill, Brisbane in a random shooting. He was captured by heavily armed police later at a house where he was holding 5 people hostage.[23]
6 September 1971 Hope Forest, South Australia 10 0 10 Hope Forest shooting: A man shot dead his wife, their seven children, his wife's sister-in-law and her son with a .22-calibre rifle.
18 February 1957 Brisbane, Queensland 7[n 1] 1 8 A man shot and killed six people and wounded another one before committing suicide.[24]
2 July 1948 Glen Innes, New South Wales 6 0 6 A man shot his six children before being arrested and sentenced to death.[25]
21 August 1931 Perth, Western Australia 7[n 1] 0 7 A man shot his wife and five children before committing suicide.[26]
23 January 1924 Melbourne, Victoria 4 1 5 A man opened fire at a botanical garden with a rifle, killing four and wounding one.[27]
1 January 1915 Broken Hill, New South Wales 6[n 1] 7 13 Battle of Broken Hill: Two men shot dead four people and wounded seven more before being killed by police and military officers.
16 November 1911 Mackay, Queensland 4 0 4 Ching family murders: A man killed a family of six. Four of the victims were killed with firearms.

19th century

Date Location Dead Injured Total Description
9 January 1867 Jindera, New South Wales 4 0 4 A gang shot and killed four police special constables.[28]

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v Including the perpetrator or suspect

References

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