Burwood
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: #62
SCATS sites: 17
Postcode(s): 3125
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Suburb Map

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Executive Snapshot

Burwood contains 17 mapped SCATS traffic sites in this suburb-level profile. Across the historical dataset, these sites account for 2,458,014,151 vehicle movements, or approximately 2,458.0M.

The busiest mapped SCATS location in Burwood is BURWOOD Highway near PLC, with 327,062,560 recorded movements across the historical period.

2,458.0MTotal mapped vehicle movements
17Mapped SCATS sites
#62Melbourne suburb movement rank
144,589,067Average 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 Burwood

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#SCATS IDLocationTotal movementsMillionsRankMap
1 2003 BURWOOD Highway near PLC
BURWOOD HWY NR PLC		 327,062,560 327.1M 133 Map
2 2002 BURWOOD Highway near MILLICENT
BURWOOD HWY NR MILLICENT		 324,076,527 324.1M 142 Map
3 2006 BURWOOD Highway / STATION
BURWOOD HWY/STATION		 236,775,457 236.8M 433 Map
4 2005 BURWOOD Highway / DEAKIN UNIVERSITY
BURWOOD HWY/DEAKIN UNIVERSITY		 174,829,198 174.8M 966 Map
5 2007 BURWOOD Highway near STARLING
BURWOOD HWY NR STARLING		 173,735,697 173.7M 977 Map
6 3685 Warrigal / Highbury
WARRIGAL/HIGHBURY		 159,193,041 159.2M 1157 Map
7 2004 BURWOOD Highway / ELGAR / MCINTYRE
BURWOOD HWY/ELGAR/MCINTYRE		 155,603,762 155.6M 1203 Map
8 2001 BURWOOD Highway / GILMOUR / SOMERS
BURWOOD HWY/GILMOUR/SOMERS		 144,717,040 144.7M 1371 Map
9 3937 Station / Highbury
STATION/HIGHBURY		 112,546,258 112.5M 1978 Map
10 3684 WARRIGAL near LOUDON
WARRIGAL NR LOUDON		 101,499,317 101.5M 2268 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 Burwood. 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.

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Mapped SCATS sensors

  1. 1
    2003 — BURWOOD Highway near PLC
    BURWOOD HWY NR PLC
    Top 5% busiest Melbourne-wide · Melbourne rank #133
    -37.849887, 145.106529
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  2. 2
    2002 — BURWOOD Highway near MILLICENT
    BURWOOD HWY NR MILLICENT
    Top 5% busiest Melbourne-wide · Melbourne rank #142
    -37.850548, 145.102026
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  3. 3
    2006 — BURWOOD Highway / STATION
    BURWOOD HWY/STATION
    Top 20% busiest Melbourne-wide · Melbourne rank #433
    -37.850708, 145.119932
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  4. 4
    2005 — BURWOOD Highway / DEAKIN UNIVERSITY
    BURWOOD HWY/DEAKIN UNIVERSITY
    Middle-volume Melbourne-wide · Melbourne rank #966
    -37.849855, 145.112942
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  5. 5
    2007 — BURWOOD Highway near STARLING
    BURWOOD HWY NR STARLING
    Middle-volume Melbourne-wide · Melbourne rank #977
    -37.85141, 145.126129
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  6. 6
    3685 — Warrigal / Highbury
    WARRIGAL/HIGHBURY
    Middle-volume Melbourne-wide · Melbourne rank #1157
    -37.853359, 145.095144
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  7. 7
    2004 — BURWOOD Highway / ELGAR / MCINTYRE
    BURWOOD HWY/ELGAR/MCINTYRE
    Middle-volume Melbourne-wide · Melbourne rank #1203
    -37.849615, 145.109031
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  8. 8
    2001 — BURWOOD Highway / GILMOUR / SOMERS
    BURWOOD HWY/GILMOUR/SOMERS
    Middle-volume Melbourne-wide · Melbourne rank #1371
    -37.85082, 145.099203
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  9. 9
    3937 — Station / Highbury
    STATION/HIGHBURY
    Middle-volume Melbourne-wide · Melbourne rank #1978
    -37.856087, 145.118929
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  10. 10
    3684 — WARRIGAL near LOUDON
    WARRIGAL NR LOUDON
    Middle-volume Melbourne-wide · Melbourne rank #2268
    -37.848565, 145.095913
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  11. 11
    348 — Huntingdale / Brockhoff
    HUNTINGDALE/BROCKHOFF
    Lower-volume mapped site
    -37.859376, 145.113311
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  12. 12
    3941 — Station / Eley
    STATION/ELEY
    Lower-volume mapped site
    -37.84439, 145.121035
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  13. 13
    2013 — STATION near BRONTE & DELANY
    STATION NR BRONTE & DELANY
    Lower-volume mapped site
    -37.848346, 145.120349
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  14. 14
    3935 — Huntingdale / Highbury / Gillard
    HUNTINGDALE/HIGHBURY/GILLARD
    Lower-volume mapped site
    -37.855514, 145.113988
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  15. 15
    3916 — Elgar / Uganda
    ELGAR/UGANDA
    Lower-volume mapped site
    -37.844358, 145.109934
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  16. 16
    3925 — Riversdale / Elgar
    RIVERSDALE/ELGAR
    Lower-volume mapped site
    -37.837972, 145.11059
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  17. 17
    3942 — HIGHBURY near MONTPELLIER
    HIGHBURY NR MONTPELLIER
    Lower-volume mapped site
    -37.854804, 145.107785
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Local Movement Context

Busiest Local Site

BURWOOD Highway near PLC
327,062,560 vehicle movements
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Suburb Rank

Burwood ranks #62 among mapped Melbourne suburbs/localities by total SCATS movement volume in this generated suburb summary.

Likely Dominant Corridors

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 IDFriendly nameOfficial nameTotal movementsPostcodeMap
2003 BURWOOD Highway near PLC BURWOOD HWY NR PLC 327,062,560 3125 Open
2002 BURWOOD Highway near MILLICENT BURWOOD HWY NR MILLICENT 324,076,527 3125 Open
2006 BURWOOD Highway / STATION BURWOOD HWY/STATION 236,775,457 3125 Open
2005 BURWOOD Highway / DEAKIN UNIVERSITY BURWOOD HWY/DEAKIN UNIVERSITY 174,829,198 3125 Open
2007 BURWOOD Highway near STARLING BURWOOD HWY NR STARLING 173,735,697 3125 Open
3685 Warrigal / Highbury WARRIGAL/HIGHBURY 159,193,041 3125 Open
2004 BURWOOD Highway / ELGAR / MCINTYRE BURWOOD HWY/ELGAR/MCINTYRE 155,603,762 3125 Open
2001 BURWOOD Highway / GILMOUR / SOMERS BURWOOD HWY/GILMOUR/SOMERS 144,717,040 3125 Open
3937 Station / Highbury STATION/HIGHBURY 112,546,258 3125 Open
3684 WARRIGAL near LOUDON WARRIGAL NR LOUDON 101,499,317 3125 Open
348 Huntingdale / Brockhoff HUNTINGDALE/BROCKHOFF 92,005,200 3125 Open
3941 Station / Eley STATION/ELEY 90,941,523 3125 Open
2013 STATION near BRONTE & DELANY STATION NR BRONTE & DELANY 80,828,309 3125 Open
3935 Huntingdale / Highbury / Gillard HUNTINGDALE/HIGHBURY/GILLARD 78,231,974 3125 Open
3916 Elgar / Uganda ELGAR/UGANDA 70,614,759 3125 Open
3925 Riversdale / Elgar RIVERSDALE/ELGAR 69,799,622 3125 Open
3942 HIGHBURY near MONTPELLIER HIGHBURY NR MONTPELLIER 65,553,907 3125 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.
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

Generated by Melbourne SCATS Intelligence Platform · Clarke Towson, BCMS · Spotswood Trailers