Five women and one man were killed in the attack, which also left a dozen injured.
The attacker, who was shot dead by NSW Police Inspector Amy Scott, has been identified as 40-year-old Joel Cauchi.
Flowers have already been laid outside the shopping centre, which remains closed while police work through the crime scene.
The identities of the victims are also gradually being revealed, though it may take some time as Assistant Commissioner Anthony Cooke said this morning two of those killed had no family in Australia.
This is what we know about the victims so far.
Ash Good, 38, was fatally wounded as she tried to save her baby from the attacker.
She was taken to hospital but later died.
Her nine-month-old daughter was also injured and remains in hospital after surgery.
Good was remembered by her friend Andrew Reid as “the most beautiful person you’ve ever met” who had dreamed of being a mum.
“Never said a bad word about anyone, always, you know, light the room up with a smile,” he told Today.
An online fundraiser set up to support her family has raised thousands of dollars already.
Dawn Singleton, the daughter of millionaire Australian businessman John Singleton, was also killed in the attack.
The 25-year-old, named for Olympic swimming great Dawn Fraser, was the second victim identified.
A University of Technology Sydney graduate, Singleton worked as an e-commerce assistant at White Fox Boutique.
- Six people have been killed in a mass stabbing attack at Westfield shopping centre at Bondi Junction in Sydney’s eastern suburbs.
- The man, identified as 40-year-old Joel Cauchi, was shot dead by NSW Police Inspector Amy Scott at the scene. Police do not believe he acted “with ideation”.
- Twelve people were taken to hospital, though police said others may have presented independently with minor injuries.
- A baby and a mother were among those stabbed. The mother, 38-year-old Ash Good, has since died of her injuries. The baby continues to receive treatment.
- Mobile phone footage shows crowds within stairwells, with other shoppers saying they were evacuated to the roof
- Shoppers helped victims as others cowered in shops for up to two hours.
- The attacker acted alone and there is no ongoing threat.
- The shopping centre will remain closed on Sunday as police work through the crime scene.
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