Carlton
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: #13
SCATS sites: 39
Postcode(s): 3052, 3053, 3065
Suburb Map
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Executive Snapshot
Carlton contains 39 mapped SCATS traffic sites in this suburb-level profile. Across the historical dataset, these sites account for 4,618,683,374 vehicle movements, or approximately 4,618.7M.
The busiest mapped SCATS location in Carlton is PRINCES near CANNING, with 674,498,771 recorded movements across the historical period.
4,618.7MTotal mapped vehicle movements
39Mapped SCATS sites
#13Melbourne suburb movement rank
118,427,778Average 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 Carlton
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| # | SCATS ID | Location | Total movements | Millions | Rank | Map |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4415 | PRINCES near CANNING PRINCES NR CANNING |
674,498,771 | 674.5M | 1 | Map |
| 2 | 4711 | Swanston / Cemetery East / College SWANSTON/CEMETERY EAST/COLLEGE |
381,289,235 | 381.3M | 63 | Map |
| 3 | 4381 | Rathdowne / Princes RATHDOWNE/PRINCES |
368,514,266 | 368.5M | 80 | Map |
| 4 | 3450 | Nicholson / Elgin / Johnston NICHOLSON/ELGIN/JOHNSTON |
178,130,033 | 178.1M | 937 | Map |
| 5 | 4409 | Rathdowne / Elgin RATHDOWNE/ELGIN |
171,070,604 | 171.1M | 1012 | Map |
| 6 | 4403 | Victoria / Cardigan / Franklin VICTORIA/CARDIGAN/FRANKLIN |
152,243,125 | 152.2M | 1249 | Map |
| 7 | 4408 | Lygon / Elgin LYGON/ELGIN |
129,428,610 | 129.4M | 1609 | Map |
| 8 | 4419 | Nicholson / Gertrude NICHOLSON/GERTRUDE |
128,645,741 | 128.6M | 1625 | Map |
| 9 | 4400 | Rathdowne / Queensberry RATHDOWNE/QUEENSBERRY |
126,627,993 | 126.6M | 1662 | Map |
| 10 | 4411 | RATHDOWNE near PALMERSTON RATHDOWNE NR PALMERSTON |
123,767,519 | 123.8M | 1716 | 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 Carlton. 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: 39. 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
4415 — PRINCES near CANNING
PRINCES NR CANNING
Top 5% busiest Melbourne-wide · Melbourne rank #1
-37.792825, 144.973731
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4711 — Swanston / Cemetery East / College
SWANSTON/CEMETERY EAST/COLLEGE
Top 5% busiest Melbourne-wide · Melbourne rank #63
-37.793413, 144.965161
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4381 — Rathdowne / Princes
RATHDOWNE/PRINCES
Top 5% busiest Melbourne-wide · Melbourne rank #80
-37.792589, 144.971354
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4
3450 — Nicholson / Elgin / Johnston
NICHOLSON/ELGIN/JOHNSTON
Middle-volume Melbourne-wide · Melbourne rank #937
-37.797952, 144.974877
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5
4409 — Rathdowne / Elgin
RATHDOWNE/ELGIN
Middle-volume Melbourne-wide · Melbourne rank #1012
-37.797481, 144.970488
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6
4403 — Victoria / Cardigan / Franklin
VICTORIA/CARDIGAN/FRANKLIN
Middle-volume Melbourne-wide · Melbourne rank #1249
-37.806815, 144.964371
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7
4408 — Lygon / Elgin
LYGON/ELGIN
Middle-volume Melbourne-wide · Melbourne rank #1609
-37.797159, 144.967558
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8
4419 — Nicholson / Gertrude
NICHOLSON/GERTRUDE
Middle-volume Melbourne-wide · Melbourne rank #1625
-37.805382, 144.97362
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9
4400 — Rathdowne / Queensberry
RATHDOWNE/QUEENSBERRY
Middle-volume Melbourne-wide · Melbourne rank #1662
-37.805232, 144.969198
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10
4411 — RATHDOWNE near PALMERSTON
RATHDOWNE NR PALMERSTON
Middle-volume Melbourne-wide · Melbourne rank #1716
-37.796067, 144.97075
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11
4427 — NICHOLSON near KAY
NICHOLSON NR KAY
Lower-volume mapped site
-37.795429, 144.975312
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12
4418 — RATHDOWNE near PRINCES
RATHDOWNE NR PRINCES
Lower-volume mapped site
-37.793336, 144.97122
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13
4416 — RATHDOWNE near PELHAM
RATHDOWNE NR PELHAM
Lower-volume mapped site
-37.802124, 144.969719
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14
4390 — Swanston / Queensberry
SWANSTON/QUEENSBERRY
Lower-volume mapped site
-37.804562, 144.96326
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15
4413 — LYGON near PELHAM
LYGON NR PELHAM
Lower-volume mapped site
-37.803097, 144.966522
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16
3406 — RATHDOWNE near FARADAY ST
RATHDOWNE NR FARADAY ST
Lower-volume mapped site
-37.79884, 144.97027
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17
4399 — Lygon / Queensberry
LYGON/QUEENSBERRY
Lower-volume mapped site
-37.804895, 144.966212
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18
4396 — Grattan / Lygon
GRATTAN/LYGON
Lower-volume mapped site
-37.800743, 144.966924
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19
4397 — Rathdowne / Grattan
RATHDOWNE/GRATTAN
Lower-volume mapped site
-37.801061, 144.969892
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20
1037 — Queensberry / Leicester
QUEENSBERRY/LEICESTER
Lower-volume mapped site
-37.804227, 144.9603
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21
4410 — Canning / Elgin
CANNING/ELGIN
Lower-volume mapped site
-37.79774, 144.97289
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22
4407 — Lygon / Faraday
LYGON/FARADAY
Lower-volume mapped site
-37.798675, 144.967288
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23
4391 — Grattan / Swanston
GRATTAN/SWANSTON
Lower-volume mapped site
-37.800427, 144.963976
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24
4393 — Swanston / Elgin
SWANSTON/ELGIN
Lower-volume mapped site
-37.79684, 144.964618
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25
4392 — Swanston / Faraday
SWANSTON/FARADAY
Lower-volume mapped site
-37.798354, 144.964347
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26
4417 — RATHDOWNE near NEILL
RATHDOWNE NR NEILL
Lower-volume mapped site
-37.794783, 144.970972
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27
1039 — Queensberry / Cardigan
QUEENSBERRY/CARDIGAN
Lower-volume mapped site
-37.804728, 144.964734
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28
4398 — Bouverie / Queensberry
BOUVERIE/QUEENSBERRY
Lower-volume mapped site
-37.804395, 144.961782
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29
3417 — Elgin / Drummond
ELGIN/DRUMMOND
Lower-volume mapped site
-37.797293, 144.968774
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4414 — LYGON near LYTTON
LYGON NR LYTTON
Lower-volume mapped site
-37.794145, 144.96807
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Local Movement Context
Busiest Local Site
PRINCES near CANNING
674,498,771 vehicle movements
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Suburb Rank
Carlton ranks #13 among mapped Melbourne suburbs/localities by total SCATS movement volume in this generated suburb summary.
Likely Dominant Corridors
- Grattan
- Elgin
- Queensberry
- Swanston
- RATHDOWNE
- Rathdowne
- Cardigan
- Lygon
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4415 | PRINCES near CANNING | PRINCES NR CANNING | 674,498,771 | 3053 | Open |
| 4711 | Swanston / Cemetery East / College | SWANSTON/CEMETERY EAST/COLLEGE | 381,289,235 | 3053 | Open |
| 4381 | Rathdowne / Princes | RATHDOWNE/PRINCES | 368,514,266 | 3053 | Open |
| 3450 | Nicholson / Elgin / Johnston | NICHOLSON/ELGIN/JOHNSTON | 178,130,033 | 3065 | Open |
| 4409 | Rathdowne / Elgin | RATHDOWNE/ELGIN | 171,070,604 | 3053 | Open |
| 4403 | Victoria / Cardigan / Franklin | VICTORIA/CARDIGAN/FRANKLIN | 152,243,125 | 3053 | Open |
| 4408 | Lygon / Elgin | LYGON/ELGIN | 129,428,610 | 3053 | Open |
| 4419 | Nicholson / Gertrude | NICHOLSON/GERTRUDE | 128,645,741 | 3053 | Open |
| 4400 | Rathdowne / Queensberry | RATHDOWNE/QUEENSBERRY | 126,627,993 | 3053 | Open |
| 4411 | RATHDOWNE near PALMERSTON | RATHDOWNE NR PALMERSTON | 123,767,519 | 3053 | Open |
| 4427 | NICHOLSON near KAY | NICHOLSON NR KAY | 120,347,941 | 3053 | Open |
| 4418 | RATHDOWNE near PRINCES | RATHDOWNE NR PRINCES | 118,052,174 | 3053 | Open |
| 4416 | RATHDOWNE near PELHAM | RATHDOWNE NR PELHAM | 111,539,543 | 3053 | Open |
| 4390 | Swanston / Queensberry | SWANSTON/QUEENSBERRY | 111,301,523 | 3053 | Open |
| 4413 | LYGON near PELHAM | LYGON NR PELHAM | 105,922,730 | 3053 | Open |
| 3406 | RATHDOWNE near FARADAY ST | RATHDOWNE NR FARADAY ST | 102,804,396 | 3053 | Open |
| 4399 | Lygon / Queensberry | LYGON/QUEENSBERRY | 100,395,563 | 3053 | Open |
| 4396 | Grattan / Lygon | GRATTAN/LYGON | 98,475,829 | 3053 | Open |
| 4397 | Rathdowne / Grattan | RATHDOWNE/GRATTAN | 93,206,053 | 3053 | Open |
| 1037 | Queensberry / Leicester | QUEENSBERRY/LEICESTER | 88,236,346 | 3053 | Open |
| 4410 | Canning / Elgin | CANNING/ELGIN | 82,613,270 | 3053 | Open |
| 4407 | Lygon / Faraday | LYGON/FARADAY | 82,435,202 | 3053 | Open |
| 4391 | Grattan / Swanston | GRATTAN/SWANSTON | 81,808,787 | 3053 | Open |
| 4393 | Swanston / Elgin | SWANSTON/ELGIN | 81,413,369 | 3052 | Open |
| 4392 | Swanston / Faraday | SWANSTON/FARADAY | 80,880,051 | 3053 | Open |
| 4417 | RATHDOWNE near NEILL | RATHDOWNE NR NEILL | 80,701,317 | 3053 | Open |
| 1039 | Queensberry / Cardigan | QUEENSBERRY/CARDIGAN | 79,675,271 | 3053 | Open |
| 4398 | Bouverie / Queensberry | BOUVERIE/QUEENSBERRY | 76,642,721 | 3053 | Open |
| 3417 | Elgin / Drummond | ELGIN/DRUMMOND | 75,697,991 | 3053 | Open |
| 4414 | LYGON near LYTTON | LYGON NR LYTTON | 72,833,183 | 3053 | Open |
| 3498 | Elgin / Cardigan | ELGIN/CARDIGAN | 65,317,150 | 3053 | Open |
| 4395 | Grattan / Cardigan | GRATTAN/CARDIGAN | 57,360,859 | 3053 | Open |
| 1036 | Queensberry / Drummond | QUEENSBERRY/DRUMMOND | 56,587,355 | 3053 | Open |
| 1029 | Grattan / Drummond | GRATTAN/DRUMMOND | 49,271,637 | 3053 | Open |
| 1034 | Faraday / Drummond | FARADAY/DRUMMOND | 39,756,757 | 3053 | Open |
| 4161 | GRATTAN near BERKELEY | GRATTAN NR BERKELEY | 35,754,050 | 3053 | Open |
| 4394 | Grattan / Melbourne University | GRATTAN/MELBOURNE UNIVERSITY | 26,304,059 | 3053 | Open |
| 1948 | Grattan Street / Barry Street | GRATTAN ST/BARRY ST | 4,581,344 | 3053 | Open |
| 1949 | Grattan Street / Leicester Street | GRATTAN ST/LEICESTER ST | 4,551,006 | 3053 | 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