1960
Busiest manufacture year
About 33 still registered — about 13% of this model’s total.
How rare is a Porsche 356?
Still registered in Australia · BITRE as at 31 Jan 2025
Porsche 356
247
still registered in Oz
<0.1% of all vehicles still registered in Australia
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10 manufacture years from 1956 to 1965. A few records outside this range are too small to publish reliably. 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
1965
Rarest for its year
About 21 still registered. Rarer than 92% of other 1965 vehicles still registered.
10
Build years still on the road
From 1956 to 1965, as at 31 Jan 2025.
QLD
Most registered in
About 86 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | About 3 | 1.2% | Not ranked |
| 1955 | About 7 | 2.8% | Not ranked |
| 1956 | About 16 | 6.5% | Not ranked |
| 1957 | About 15 | 6.1% | Not ranked |
| 1958 | About 22 | 8.9% | Rarer than 78% of other 1958 vehicles still registered |
| 1959 | About 31 | 13% | Rarer than 69% of other 1959 vehicles still registered |
| 1960 | About 33 | 13% | Rarer than 76% of other 1960 vehicles still registered |
| 1961 | About 11 | 4.5% | Not ranked |
| 1962 | About 21 | 8.5% | Rarer than 88% of other 1962 vehicles still registered |
| 1963 | About 33 | 13% | Rarer than 79% of other 1963 vehicles still registered |
| 1964 | About 31 | 13% | Rarer than 89% of other 1964 vehicles still registered |
| 1965 | About 21 | 8.5% | Rarer than 92% of other 1965 vehicles still registered |
| 1969 | About 3 | 1.2% | Not ranked |
How likely are you to spot one?
About 56,600 cars
Watch this many cars go by and it’s a 50-50 chance one is a Porsche 356.
Spot a Porsche 356Under 1%
A rough guide, based on official registration numbers.
Still registered, year by year
How many Porsche 356 vehicles were still registered on 31 January each year (2021–2025), summed across every manufacture year — not new sales in those years.
Up about 6% since 2021
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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 232 |
| 31 Jan 2022 | About 228 |
| 31 Jan 2023 | About 225 |
| 31 Jan 2024 | About 233 |
| 31 Jan 2025 | About 247 |
Age profile of Porsche 356 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 39 |
| VIC | About 53 |
| QLD | About 86 |
| WA | About 3 |
| SA | About 52 |
| TAS | About 9 |
| ACT | About 6 |
| NT | Not published |
Questions about the Porsche 356
- Which build year of the Porsche 356 has the most still registered?
- 1960 — About 33 still registered in Australia.
- Which Porsche 356 year is rarest for its age?
- 1965 — About 21 still registered in Australia. Rarer than 92% of other 1965 vehicles still registered.
- What share of all Porsche vehicles still registered is the 356?
- 0.3% — about 247 of about 71,200 Porsche vehicles, all years together.
- Which years were the Porsche 356 vehicles still registered made in?
- 10 manufacture years from 1956 to 1965.
- Which states have the most registered?
- QLD (About 86); VIC (About 53). 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