1979
Busiest manufacture year
About 7 still registered — about 33% of this model’s total.
How rare is a Datsun 280Z?
Still registered in Australia · BITRE as at 31 Jan 2025
Datsun 280Z
21
still registered in Oz
<0.1% of all vehicles still registered in Australia
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4 manufacture years from 1979 to 1983. Year of manufacture as recorded on the registry — not model year or compliance plate.
At a glance
Still registered on Aussie roads · BITRE as at 31 Jan 2025
0.6%
Share of all Datsun
About 21 of about 3,520 Datsun vehicles still registered.
4
Build years still on the road
From 1979 to 1983, as at 31 Jan 2025.
QLD
Most registered in
About 9 registered there. State figures come from a separate BITRE table, so they can differ slightly from the national count.
By year of manufacture
Each row is a year of manufacture as recorded on the registry. Open a year for history, state split, and rarity.
| Year | Still registered | Share of model | Rarity for its year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | About 7 | 33% | Not ranked |
| 1981 | About 4 | 19% | Not ranked |
| 1982 | About 5 | 24% | Not ranked |
| 1983 | About 5 | 24% | Not ranked |
Years that aren’t listed have fewer than 3 still registered, so BITRE doesn’t publish a count.
How likely are you to spot one?
About 666,000 cars
Watch this many cars go by and it’s a 50-50 chance one is a Datsun 280Z.
Spot a Datsun 280ZUnder 1%
A rough guide, based on official registration numbers.
Still registered, year by year
How many Datsun 280Z vehicles were still registered on 31 January each year (2021–2025), summed across every manufacture year — not new sales in those years.
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BITRE snapshots. Later releases can revise earlier years. Pre-2021 figures are not on this chart.
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| Date | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 31 Jan 2021 | About 15 |
| 31 Jan 2022 | About 16 |
| 31 Jan 2023 | About 17 |
| 31 Jan 2024 | About 21 |
| 31 Jan 2025 | About 21 |
Age profile of Datsun 280Z still registered
By year of manufacture as recorded on the registry. Very small counts are rounded or withheld.
Where they’re registered (state/territory)
Where these still-registered vehicles are recorded by state/territory
NSW
VIC
QLD
WA
SA
TAS
ACT
NT
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| State | Still registered |
|---|---|
| NSW | About 6 |
| VIC | Not published |
| QLD | About 9 |
| WA | Not published |
| SA | About 3 |
| TAS | Not published |
| ACT | Not published |
| NT | Not published |
Questions about the Datsun 280Z
- Which build year of the Datsun 280Z has the most still registered?
- 1979 — About 7 still registered in Australia. Small counts are adjusted by BITRE; treat as approximate.
- What share of all Datsun vehicles still registered is the 280Z?
- 0.6% — about 21 of about 3,520 Datsun vehicles, all years together.
- Which years were the Datsun 280Z vehicles still registered made in?
- 4 manufacture years from 1979 to 1983.
- Which states have the most registered?
- QLD (About 9); NSW (About 6). State figures come from a separate BITRE table, so they can differ slightly from the national count.
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Based on BITRE Road Vehicles Australia, January 2021–2025 (CC BY 3.0 AU; the January 2024 release is CC BY 2.5 AU). Colour: Victorian Department of Transport and Planning, Whole Fleet Vehicle Registration Snapshot by Model, Q4 2024 (CC BY 4.0). Oz rare cars is not affiliated with or endorsed by BITRE, the Australian Government or the Victorian Government. Registration counts are not sales, not a valuation, and not advice. Method