Ballarat Central
Traffic Intelligence Profile
SCATS-based vehicle movement profile generated from the Melbourne SCATS Intelligence Platform.
Historical signalised-intersection movement analysis covering 2014–2026.
Generated: 20 May 2026
Suburb rank: #94
SCATS sites: 24
Postcode(s): 3350
Suburb Map
This map provides geographic context for the suburb profile and the surrounding road network. For individual SCATS sensor locations, use the map links in the Top SCATS Sites and Sensor Inventory tables.
Ballarat Central suburb map
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Executive Snapshot
Ballarat Central contains 24 mapped SCATS traffic sites in this suburb-level profile. Across the historical dataset, these sites account for 1,777,165,627 vehicle movements, or approximately 1,777.2M.
The busiest mapped SCATS location in Ballarat Central is Sturt / Drummond, with 219,490,847 recorded movements across the historical period.
1,777.2MTotal mapped vehicle movements
24Mapped SCATS sites
#94Melbourne suburb movement rank
74,048,567Average movements per site
Interpretation:
This profile should be read as a suburb-level movement exposure report based on mapped SCATS sensor locations.
It is useful for local traffic reporting, OOH exposure review, planning discussion, business-location
context and public-interest transport analysis.
Top SCATS Sites in Ballarat Central
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| # | SCATS ID | Location | Total movements | Millions | Rank | Map |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5820 | Sturt / Drummond STURT/DRUMMOND |
219,490,847 | 219.5M | 549 | Map |
| 2 | 5819 | Sturt Street / Doveton STURT ST/DOVETON |
141,362,384 | 141.4M | 1426 | Map |
| 3 | 5821 | Sturt / Pleasant STURT/PLEASANT |
135,550,560 | 135.6M | 1515 | Map |
| 4 | 5817 | Sturt Street / Lydiard STURT ST/LYDIARD |
108,013,362 | 108.0M | 2094 | Map |
| 5 | 5875 | MIDLAND Highway / MAIR MIDLAND HWY/MAIR |
105,689,061 | 105.7M | 2162 | Map |
| 6 | 5815 | Sturt Street / Grenville STURT ST/GRENVILLE |
95,072,569 | 95.1M | 2415 | Map |
| 7 | 5912 | Mair / Lydiard MAIR/LYDIARD |
92,445,404 | 92.4M | 2480 | Map |
| 8 | 5950 | MIDLAND Highway(DOVETON) / DANA MIDLAND HWY(DOVETON)/DANA |
86,080,650 | 86.1M | 2627 | Map |
| 9 | 5877 | MIDLAND Highway / MACARTHUR MIDLAND HWY/MACARTHUR |
84,197,085 | 84.2M | 2673 | Map |
| 10 | 5842 | Sturt / Dawson STURT/DAWSON |
82,387,674 | 82.4M | 2723 | Map |
Note: SCATS locations are assigned to suburbs using the latitude/longitude of each site.
Boundary roads may influence nearby suburbs even when assigned to one suburb for repeatable reporting.
SCATS Sensor Map
This map shows the location of each mapped SCATS sensor associated with Ballarat Central. Circle colours match the main full-network SCATS map. Click any circle to view the site name, movement total and a direct Google Maps link.
Interactive SCATS Sensor Map
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Traffic intensity circles
Red — Top 5% busiest Melbourne-wide
Orange — Top 20% busiest Melbourne-wide
Yellow — Middle-volume Melbourne-wide
Green — Lower-volume mapped site
Circle colours are based on each SCATS site's Melbourne-wide rank across the cleaned archive, not just its rank within this suburb. Circle size is scaled lightly by traffic intensity.
Provider: Google Maps circle overlays · Sensors plotted: 24. For PDF export, you will usually get a better result by replacing this live map with a static PNG screenshot.
Mapped SCATS sensors
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1
5820 — Sturt / Drummond
STURT/DRUMMOND
Top 20% busiest Melbourne-wide · Melbourne rank #549
-37.560922, 143.847437
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2
5819 — Sturt Street / Doveton
STURT ST/DOVETON
Middle-volume Melbourne-wide · Melbourne rank #1426
-37.561761, 143.854805
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3
5821 — Sturt / Pleasant
STURT/PLEASANT
Middle-volume Melbourne-wide · Melbourne rank #1515
-37.559857, 143.839023
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4
5817 — Sturt Street / Lydiard
STURT ST/LYDIARD
Middle-volume Melbourne-wide · Melbourne rank #2094
-37.562107, 143.857737
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5
5875 — MIDLAND Highway / MAIR
MIDLAND HWY/MAIR
Middle-volume Melbourne-wide · Melbourne rank #2162
-37.559467, 143.855209
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6
5815 — Sturt Street / Grenville
STURT ST/GRENVILLE
Middle-volume Melbourne-wide · Melbourne rank #2415
-37.562736, 143.860625
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7
5912 — Mair / Lydiard
MAIR/LYDIARD
Middle-volume Melbourne-wide · Melbourne rank #2480
-37.559806, 143.858155
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8
5950 — MIDLAND Highway(DOVETON) / DANA
MIDLAND HWY(DOVETON)/DANA
Middle-volume Melbourne-wide · Melbourne rank #2627
-37.563829, 143.854404
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9
5877 — MIDLAND Highway / MACARTHUR
MIDLAND HWY/MACARTHUR
Lower-volume mapped site · Melbourne rank #2673
-37.550061, 143.850325
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10
5842 — Sturt / Dawson
STURT/DAWSON
Lower-volume mapped site · Melbourne rank #2723
-37.561601, 143.853317
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11
5951 — MIDLAND Highway(DOVETON) / EYRE
MIDLAND HWY(DOVETON)/EYRE
Lower-volume mapped site
-37.565904, 143.854019
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12
5163 — Sturt / Armstrong
STURT/ARMSTRONG
Lower-volume mapped site
-37.561623, 143.856322
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13
5911 — Mair / Armstrong
MAIR/ARMSTRONG
Lower-volume mapped site
-37.559638, 143.85669
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14
5832 — Sturt / Ripon
STURT/RIPON
Lower-volume mapped site
-37.559878, 143.841447
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15
5830 — MIDLAND Highway near STURT
MIDLAND HWY NR STURT
Lower-volume mapped site
-37.562512, 143.854647
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16
5847 — Midland Highway / Sebastopol Street
MIDLAND HIGHWAY / SEBASTOPOL STREET
Lower-volume mapped site
-37.571595, 143.848573
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17
5853 — Mair St between Davies St and Peel St
Mair St between Davies St and Peel St
Lower-volume mapped site
-37.560312, 143.862797
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18
5857 — Sturt St & Ascot St
Sturt St & Ascot St
Lower-volume mapped site
-37.56054, 143.84445
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19
5858 — Sturt St & Raglan St
Sturt St & Raglan St
Lower-volume mapped site
-37.561258, 143.850377
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20
5845 — Peel / Bridge Mall
PEEL/BRIDGE MALL
Lower-volume mapped site
-37.562661, 143.863792
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21
5839 — Dana / Armstrong
DANA/ARMSTRONG
Lower-volume mapped site
-37.564002, 143.855882
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22
5814 — LT BRIDGE near GRENVILLE ST
LT BRIDGE NR GRENVILLE ST
Lower-volume mapped site
-37.563123, 143.861939
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23
5836 — Lydiard / Rail Crossing
LYDIARD/RAIL CROSSING
Lower-volume mapped site
-37.55848, 143.858397
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24
5813 — CURTIS STREET near LOWE
CURTIS STREET NR LOWE
Lower-volume mapped site
-37.56184, 143.862076
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Local Movement Context
Busiest Local Site
Sturt / Drummond
219,490,847 vehicle movements
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Suburb Rank
Ballarat Central ranks #94 among mapped Melbourne suburbs/localities by total SCATS movement volume in this generated suburb summary.
Likely Dominant Corridors
- Sturt
- High
- Lydiard
- MIDLAND
- Armstrong
- Mair
- MIDLAND DOVETON
- Drummond
OOH and media relevance:
Suburbs with concentrated SCATS movement corridors can be useful for billboard exposure review,
local traffic journalism, corridor analysis and business-location intelligence.
SCATS Sensor Inventory
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| SCATS ID | Friendly name | Official name | Total movements | Postcode | Map |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5820 | Sturt / Drummond | STURT/DRUMMOND | 219,490,847 | 3350 | Open |
| 5819 | Sturt Street / Doveton | STURT ST/DOVETON | 141,362,384 | 3350 | Open |
| 5821 | Sturt / Pleasant | STURT/PLEASANT | 135,550,560 | 3350 | Open |
| 5817 | Sturt Street / Lydiard | STURT ST/LYDIARD | 108,013,362 | 3350 | Open |
| 5875 | MIDLAND Highway / MAIR | MIDLAND HWY/MAIR | 105,689,061 | 3350 | Open |
| 5815 | Sturt Street / Grenville | STURT ST/GRENVILLE | 95,072,569 | 3350 | Open |
| 5912 | Mair / Lydiard | MAIR/LYDIARD | 92,445,404 | 3350 | Open |
| 5950 | MIDLAND Highway(DOVETON) / DANA | MIDLAND HWY(DOVETON)/DANA | 86,080,650 | 3350 | Open |
| 5877 | MIDLAND Highway / MACARTHUR | MIDLAND HWY/MACARTHUR | 84,197,085 | 3350 | Open |
| 5842 | Sturt / Dawson | STURT/DAWSON | 82,387,674 | 3350 | Open |
| 5951 | MIDLAND Highway(DOVETON) / EYRE | MIDLAND HWY(DOVETON)/EYRE | 80,397,418 | 3350 | Open |
| 5163 | Sturt / Armstrong | STURT/ARMSTRONG | 76,405,759 | 3350 | Open |
| 5911 | Mair / Armstrong | MAIR/ARMSTRONG | 75,830,258 | 3350 | Open |
| 5832 | Sturt / Ripon | STURT/RIPON | 67,727,394 | 3350 | Open |
| 5830 | MIDLAND Highway near STURT | MIDLAND HWY NR STURT | 55,305,796 | 3350 | Open |
| 5847 | Midland Highway / Sebastopol Street | MIDLAND HIGHWAY / SEBASTOPOL STREET | 47,195,217 | 3350 | Open |
| 5853 | Mair St between Davies St and Peel St | Mair St between Davies St and Peel St | 44,339,974 | 3350 | Open |
| 5857 | Sturt St & Ascot St | Sturt St & Ascot St | 38,707,727 | 3350 | Open |
| 5858 | Sturt St & Raglan St | Sturt St & Raglan St | 28,076,165 | 3350 | Open |
| 5845 | Peel / Bridge Mall | PEEL/BRIDGE MALL | 27,275,535 | 3350 | Open |
| 5839 | Dana / Armstrong | DANA/ARMSTRONG | 25,920,827 | 3350 | Open |
| 5814 | LT BRIDGE near GRENVILLE ST | LT BRIDGE NR GRENVILLE ST | 25,265,159 | 3350 | Open |
| 5836 | Lydiard / Rail Crossing | LYDIARD/RAIL CROSSING | 18,517,303 | 3350 | Open |
| 5813 | CURTIS STREET near LOWE | CURTIS STREET NR LOWE | 15,911,499 | 3350 | Open |
Methodology and Platform Context
This suburb profile is one local report generated from the wider Melbourne SCATS Intelligence platform. The platform converts more than 12 years of Melbourne traffic signal data into a public-facing transport intelligence layer covering historical movement totals, site rankings, corridor behaviour, suburb profiles, OOH exposure review, and reproducible data-quality evidence.
37,877,000,000Cleaned 15-minute SCATS observations
539,021,000,000Total cleaned vehicle movements analysed platform-wide
148/148Expected months processed in the reporting window
2014–2026Historical coverage window
How to read this suburb report:
the suburb total shown earlier in this profile is this suburb’s portion of the mapped SCATS movement layer.
The Melbourne-wide figures above describe the scale of the full platform, not this suburb alone.
The suburb profile layer turns the city-wide dataset into 517
suburb/locality reports using 4,427 mapped SCATS sites.
- Input suburb summary:
suburb_summary_v1.json - Input site lookup:
scats_site_suburb_lookup_cleaned_v1_4.csv - Suburb/locality profiles generated: 517
- Mapped SCATS sites used in the suburb reporting layer: 4,427
- Movement total represented by the mapped suburb profile layer: 532,181,076,069 movements
- Time resolution: 15-minute intervals
Boundary caution:
Some SCATS sensors sit on arterial roads, freeway interfaces or suburb boundaries.
For repeatable reporting, each sensor is assigned to one suburb based on its coordinate.
This makes the profiles reproducible, but nearby suburbs may still be affected by the same corridor.
Open-source project: https://github.com/clarketowson/melbourne-scats-intelligence