Essendon
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: #66
SCATS sites: 18
Postcode(s): 3040
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Executive Snapshot

Essendon contains 18 mapped SCATS traffic sites in this suburb-level profile. Across the historical dataset, these sites account for 2,387,046,448 vehicle movements, or approximately 2,387.0M.

The busiest mapped SCATS location in Essendon is MT ALEXANDER near LINCOLN, with 513,927,484 recorded movements across the historical period.

2,387.0MTotal mapped vehicle movements
18Mapped SCATS sites
#66Melbourne suburb movement rank
132,613,691Average 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 Essendon

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#SCATS IDLocationTotal movementsMillionsRankMap
1 3519 MT ALEXANDER near LINCOLN
MT ALEXANDER NR LINCOLN		 513,927,484 513.9M 9 Map
2 3514 Mt Alexander / Napier / Fletcher
MT ALEXANDER/NAPIER/FLETCHER		 259,051,151 259.1M 332 Map
3 3044 BUCKLEY near BATMAN
BUCKLEY NR BATMAN		 242,617,879 242.6M 404 Map
4 1012 Bulla / Woodland
BULLA/WOODLAND		 216,931,927 216.9M 561 Map
5 3515 Mt Alexander / Brewster / Thistle
MT ALEXANDER/BREWSTER/THISTLE		 172,633,274 172.6M 992 Map
6 4198 Buckley / Waverley / Lincoln
BUCKLEY/WAVERLEY/LINCOLN		 144,793,752 144.8M 1370 Map
7 3590 Pascoe Vale / Albion / Fletcher
PASCOE VALE/ALBION/FLETCHER		 129,152,621 129.2M 1612 Map
8 3592 Pascoe Vale / Moreland
PASCOE VALE/MORELAND		 127,689,015 127.7M 1645 Map
9 3591 PASCOE VALE near RALEIGH
PASCOE VALE NR RALEIGH		 103,895,070 103.9M 2200 Map
10 3606 Pascoe Vale / Buckley
PASCOE VALE/BUCKLEY		 103,625,358 103.6M 2210 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 Essendon. 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
    3519 — MT ALEXANDER near LINCOLN
    MT ALEXANDER NR LINCOLN
    Top 5% busiest Melbourne-wide · Melbourne rank #9
    -37.744751, 144.910236
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  2. 2
    3514 — Mt Alexander / Napier / Fletcher
    MT ALEXANDER/NAPIER/FLETCHER
    Top 20% busiest Melbourne-wide · Melbourne rank #332
    -37.755012, 144.917782
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  3. 3
    3044 — BUCKLEY near BATMAN
    BUCKLEY NR BATMAN
    Top 20% busiest Melbourne-wide · Melbourne rank #404
    -37.754238, 144.892261
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  4. 4
    1012 — Bulla / Woodland
    BULLA/WOODLAND
    Top 20% busiest Melbourne-wide · Melbourne rank #561
    -37.741329, 144.908324
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  5. 5
    3515 — Mt Alexander / Brewster / Thistle
    MT ALEXANDER/BREWSTER/THISTLE
    Middle-volume Melbourne-wide · Melbourne rank #992
    -37.750313, 144.91447
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  6. 6
    4198 — Buckley / Waverley / Lincoln
    BUCKLEY/WAVERLEY/LINCOLN
    Middle-volume Melbourne-wide · Melbourne rank #1370
    -37.756031, 144.908037
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  7. 7
    3590 — Pascoe Vale / Albion / Fletcher
    PASCOE VALE/ALBION/FLETCHER
    Middle-volume Melbourne-wide · Melbourne rank #1612
    -37.75594, 144.926098
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  8. 8
    3592 — Pascoe Vale / Moreland
    PASCOE VALE/MORELAND
    Middle-volume Melbourne-wide · Melbourne rank #1645
    -37.750858, 144.925256
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  9. 9
    3591 — PASCOE VALE near RALEIGH
    PASCOE VALE NR RALEIGH
    Middle-volume Melbourne-wide · Melbourne rank #2200
    -37.752872, 144.925576
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  10. 10
    3606 — Pascoe Vale / Buckley
    PASCOE VALE/BUCKLEY
    Middle-volume Melbourne-wide · Melbourne rank #2210
    -37.758098, 144.926459
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  11. 11
    4196 — Buckley / Cooper / Fawkner
    BUCKLEY/COOPER/FAWKNER
    Lower-volume mapped site
    -37.754709, 144.896595
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  12. 12
    3528 — LINCOLN near SPENCER
    LINCOLN NR SPENCER
    Lower-volume mapped site
    -37.748413, 144.909389
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  13. 13
    1879 — Mt Alexander Rd / Shamrock St / Grice Cres
    Mt Alexander Rd/Shamrock St/Grice Cres
    Lower-volume mapped site
    -37.756873, 144.915664
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  14. 14
    1971 — Buckley Street btn Lorraine St & Flowers St
    Buckley Street btn Lorraine St & Flowers St
    Lower-volume mapped site
    -37.756631, 144.913491
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  15. 15
    3834 — Buckley / Rose / Sherbourne
    BUCKLEY/ROSE/SHERBOURNE
    Lower-volume mapped site
    -37.756827, 144.915223
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  16. 16
    2259 — HOFFMANS near ROSEHILL
    HOFFMANS NR ROSEHILL
    Lower-volume mapped site
    -37.749239, 144.890363
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  17. 17
    2230 — Fletcher near Nicholson
    Fletcher near Nicholson
    Lower-volume mapped site
    -37.7552, 144.919471
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  18. 18
    4195 — LINCOLN near FLORENCE
    LINCOLN NR FLORENCE
    Lower-volume mapped site
    -37.751311, 144.908879
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Local Movement Context

Busiest Local Site

MT ALEXANDER near LINCOLN
513,927,484 vehicle movements
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Suburb Rank

Essendon ranks #66 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
3519 MT ALEXANDER near LINCOLN MT ALEXANDER NR LINCOLN 513,927,484 3040 Open
3514 Mt Alexander / Napier / Fletcher MT ALEXANDER/NAPIER/FLETCHER 259,051,151 3040 Open
3044 BUCKLEY near BATMAN BUCKLEY NR BATMAN 242,617,879 3040 Open
1012 Bulla / Woodland BULLA/WOODLAND 216,931,927 3040 Open
3515 Mt Alexander / Brewster / Thistle MT ALEXANDER/BREWSTER/THISTLE 172,633,274 3040 Open
4198 Buckley / Waverley / Lincoln BUCKLEY/WAVERLEY/LINCOLN 144,793,752 3040 Open
3590 Pascoe Vale / Albion / Fletcher PASCOE VALE/ALBION/FLETCHER 129,152,621 3040 Open
3592 Pascoe Vale / Moreland PASCOE VALE/MORELAND 127,689,015 3040 Open
3591 PASCOE VALE near RALEIGH PASCOE VALE NR RALEIGH 103,895,070 3040 Open
3606 Pascoe Vale / Buckley PASCOE VALE/BUCKLEY 103,625,358 3040 Open
4196 Buckley / Cooper / Fawkner BUCKLEY/COOPER/FAWKNER 89,320,236 3040 Open
3528 LINCOLN near SPENCER LINCOLN NR SPENCER 84,049,657 3040 Open
1879 Mt Alexander Rd / Shamrock St / Grice Cres Mt Alexander Rd/Shamrock St/Grice Cres 78,173,423 3040 Open
1971 Buckley Street btn Lorraine St & Flowers St Buckley Street btn Lorraine St & Flowers St 47,497,968 3040 Open
3834 Buckley / Rose / Sherbourne BUCKLEY/ROSE/SHERBOURNE 35,997,224 3040 Open
2259 HOFFMANS near ROSEHILL HOFFMANS NR ROSEHILL 26,262,894 3040 Open
2230 Fletcher near Nicholson Fletcher near Nicholson 11,427,511 3040 Open
4195 LINCOLN near FLORENCE LINCOLN NR FLORENCE 4 3040 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

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