Carrum Downs
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: #129
SCATS sites: 15
Postcode(s): 3198, 3201, 3977
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Suburb Map

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Executive Snapshot

Carrum Downs contains 15 mapped SCATS traffic sites in this suburb-level profile. Across the historical dataset, these sites account for 1,450,514,700 vehicle movements, or approximately 1,450.5M.

The busiest mapped SCATS location in Carrum Downs is Frankston-Dandenong / Penlink, with 252,358,211 recorded movements across the historical period.

1,450.5MTotal mapped vehicle movements
15Mapped SCATS sites
#129Melbourne suburb movement rank
96,700,980Average 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 Carrum Downs

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#SCATS IDLocationTotal movementsMillionsRankMap
1 1267 Frankston-Dandenong / Penlink
FRANKSTON-DANDENONG/PENLINK		 252,358,211 252.4M 360 Map
2 1114 Thompson / Eastlink
THOMPSON/EASTLINK		 182,904,591 182.9M 891 Map
3 749 Frankston-Dandenong / O'Gradys
FRANKSTON-DANDENONG/O'GRADYS		 169,069,983 169.1M 1042 Map
4 752 Frankston-Dandenong / Lathams / Hall
FRANKSTON-DANDENONG/LATHAMS/HALL		 166,707,687 166.7M 1074 Map
5 1712 Frankston-Dandenong / Wedge / Boundary
Frankston-Dandenong/Wedge/Boundary		 120,926,910 120.9M 1775 Map
6 1704 Frankston-Dandenong Rd / Yazaki Way
Frankston-Dandenong Rd / Yazaki Way		 106,118,501 106.1M 2144 Map
7 734 FRANK-DAND near BAWDEN
FRANK-DAND NR BAWDEN		 103,752,773 103.8M 2205 Map
8 617 Hall / Cadles
HALL/CADLES		 99,200,330 99.2M 2322 Map
9 701 Hall / Lyrebird
HALL/LYREBIRD		 97,450,109 97.5M 2361 Map
10 2686 Ballarto / Mccormicks
BALLARTO/MCCORMICKS		 87,778,383 87.8M 2588 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 Carrum Downs. 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
    1267 — Frankston-Dandenong / Penlink
    FRANKSTON-DANDENONG/PENLINK
    Top 20% busiest Melbourne-wide · Melbourne rank #360
    -38.108626, 145.162193
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  2. 2
    1114 — Thompson / Eastlink
    THOMPSON/EASTLINK
    Middle-volume Melbourne-wide · Melbourne rank #891
    -38.070479, 145.181223
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  3. 3
    749 — Frankston-Dandenong / O'Gradys
    FRANKSTON-DANDENONG/O'GRADYS
    Middle-volume Melbourne-wide · Melbourne rank #1042
    -38.105298, 145.167626
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  4. 4
    752 — Frankston-Dandenong / Lathams / Hall
    FRANKSTON-DANDENONG/LATHAMS/HALL
    Middle-volume Melbourne-wide · Melbourne rank #1074
    -38.099444, 145.172498
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  5. 5
    1712 — Frankston-Dandenong / Wedge / Boundary
    Frankston-Dandenong/Wedge/Boundary
    Middle-volume Melbourne-wide · Melbourne rank #1775
    -38.085899, 145.183334
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  6. 6
    1704 — Frankston-Dandenong Rd / Yazaki Way
    Frankston-Dandenong Rd / Yazaki Way
    Middle-volume Melbourne-wide · Melbourne rank #2144
    -38.095416, 145.176026
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  7. 7
    734 — FRANK-DAND near BAWDEN
    FRANK-DAND NR BAWDEN
    Middle-volume Melbourne-wide · Melbourne rank #2205
    -38.09143, 145.179028
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  8. 8
    617 — Hall / Cadles
    HALL/CADLES
    Middle-volume Melbourne-wide · Melbourne rank #2322
    -38.10094, 145.184406
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  9. 9
    701 — Hall / Lyrebird
    HALL/LYREBIRD
    Middle-volume Melbourne-wide · Melbourne rank #2361
    -38.10135, 145.187738
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  10. 10
    2686 — Ballarto / Mccormicks
    BALLARTO/MCCORMICKS
    Middle-volume Melbourne-wide · Melbourne rank #2588
    -38.117162, 145.194044
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  11. 11
    5434 — Hall Road / McCormicks Road
    Hall Road / McCormicks Road
    Lower-volume mapped site
    -38.102467, 145.196816
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  12. 12
    5454 — Ballarto Road / Lyrebird Drive
    Ballarto Road / Lyrebird Drive
    Lower-volume mapped site
    -38.114078, 145.168947
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  13. 13
    2374 — Lathams Road / Colemans Road
    Lathams Road / Colemans Road
    Lower-volume mapped site
    -38.098446, 145.164822
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  14. 14
    32070 — Ballarto Road / Flinders Christian Community College Access
    Ballarto Road/Flinders Christian Community College Access
    Lower-volume mapped site
    -38.115396, 145.179483
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  15. 15
    32067 — Ballarto Road / Greenwood Dr
    Ballarto Road/Greenwood Dr
    Lower-volume mapped site
    -38.115597, 145.18125
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Local Movement Context

Busiest Local Site

Frankston-Dandenong / Penlink
252,358,211 vehicle movements
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Suburb Rank

Carrum Downs ranks #129 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
1267 Frankston-Dandenong / Penlink FRANKSTON-DANDENONG/PENLINK 252,358,211 3198 Open
1114 Thompson / Eastlink THOMPSON/EASTLINK 182,904,591 3201 Open
749 Frankston-Dandenong / O'Gradys FRANKSTON-DANDENONG/O'GRADYS 169,069,983 3201 Open
752 Frankston-Dandenong / Lathams / Hall FRANKSTON-DANDENONG/LATHAMS/HALL 166,707,687 3201 Open
1712 Frankston-Dandenong / Wedge / Boundary Frankston-Dandenong/Wedge/Boundary 120,926,910 3201 Open
1704 Frankston-Dandenong Rd / Yazaki Way Frankston-Dandenong Rd / Yazaki Way 106,118,501 3201 Open
734 FRANK-DAND near BAWDEN FRANK-DAND NR BAWDEN 103,752,773 3201 Open
617 Hall / Cadles HALL/CADLES 99,200,330 3201 Open
701 Hall / Lyrebird HALL/LYREBIRD 97,450,109 3201 Open
2686 Ballarto / Mccormicks BALLARTO/MCCORMICKS 87,778,383 3977 Open
5434 Hall Road / McCormicks Road Hall Road / McCormicks Road 26,603,536 3201 Open
5454 Ballarto Road / Lyrebird Drive Ballarto Road / Lyrebird Drive 16,081,240 3201 Open
2374 Lathams Road / Colemans Road Lathams Road / Colemans Road 12,203,696 3201 Open
32070 Ballarto Road / Flinders Christian Community College Access Ballarto Road/Flinders Christian Community College Access 4,986,175 3201 Open
32067 Ballarto Road / Greenwood Dr Ballarto Road/Greenwood Dr 4,372,575 3201 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