Fitzroy
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: #53
SCATS sites: 17
Postcode(s): 3053, 3065
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Suburb Map

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Fitzroy suburb map
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Executive Snapshot

Fitzroy contains 17 mapped SCATS traffic sites in this suburb-level profile. Across the historical dataset, these sites account for 2,744,956,477 vehicle movements, or approximately 2,745.0M.

The busiest mapped SCATS location in Fitzroy is Eastern / Nicholson / Princes, with 404,076,099 recorded movements across the historical period.

2,745.0MTotal mapped vehicle movements
17Mapped SCATS sites
#53Melbourne suburb movement rank
161,468,028Average 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 Fitzroy

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#SCATS IDLocationTotal movementsMillionsRankMap
1 2100 Eastern / Nicholson / Princes
EASTERN/NICHOLSON/PRINCES		 404,076,099 404.1M 47 Map
2 2108 EASTERN Highway / GEORGE
EASTERN HWY/GEORGE		 338,162,854 338.2M 117 Map
3 2109 EASTERN near YOUNG (WEST BOUND)
EASTERN NR YOUNG (WEST BOUND)		 302,888,523 302.9M 177 Map
4 4218 Victoria / Smith
VICTORIA/SMITH		 255,271,257 255.3M 346 Map
5 3451 Brunswick / Johnston
BRUNSWICK/JOHNSTON		 174,888,996 174.9M 964 Map
6 4217 BRUNSWICK near LEICESTER
BRUNSWICK NR LEICESTER		 162,933,589 162.9M 1114 Map
7 3453 Johnston / Smith
JOHNSTON/SMITH		 143,066,310 143.1M 1399 Map
8 4221 BRUNSWICK near HANOVER
BRUNSWICK NR HANOVER		 138,954,171 139.0M 1472 Map
9 4220 BRUNSWICK near PALMER
BRUNSWICK NR PALMER		 130,960,144 131.0M 1578 Map
10 4216 Brunswick / Gertrude
BRUNSWICK/GERTRUDE		 116,615,835 116.6M 1891 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 Fitzroy. 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
    2100 — Eastern / Nicholson / Princes
    EASTERN/NICHOLSON/PRINCES
    Top 5% busiest Melbourne-wide · Melbourne rank #47
    -37.793047, 144.975715
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  2. 2
    2108 — EASTERN Highway / GEORGE
    EASTERN HWY/GEORGE
    Top 5% busiest Melbourne-wide · Melbourne rank #117
    -37.793786, 144.982394
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  3. 3
    2109 — EASTERN near YOUNG (WEST BOUND)
    EASTERN NR YOUNG (WEST BOUND)
    Top 5% busiest Melbourne-wide · Melbourne rank #177
    -37.793654, 144.981168
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  4. 4
    4218 — Victoria / Smith
    VICTORIA/SMITH
    Top 20% busiest Melbourne-wide · Melbourne rank #346
    -37.808726, 144.982588
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  5. 5
    3451 — Brunswick / Johnston
    BRUNSWICK/JOHNSTON
    Middle-volume Melbourne-wide · Melbourne rank #964
    -37.798337, 144.978467
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  6. 6
    4217 — BRUNSWICK near LEICESTER
    BRUNSWICK NR LEICESTER
    Middle-volume Melbourne-wide · Melbourne rank #1114
    -37.795364, 144.978968
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  7. 7
    3453 — Johnston / Smith
    JOHNSTON/SMITH
    Middle-volume Melbourne-wide · Melbourne rank #1399
    -37.798959, 144.984271
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  8. 8
    4221 — BRUNSWICK near HANOVER
    BRUNSWICK NR HANOVER
    Middle-volume Melbourne-wide · Melbourne rank #1472
    -37.802738, 144.977706
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  9. 9
    4220 — BRUNSWICK near PALMER
    BRUNSWICK NR PALMER
    Middle-volume Melbourne-wide · Melbourne rank #1578
    -37.804348, 144.977438
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  10. 10
    4216 — Brunswick / Gertrude
    BRUNSWICK/GERTRUDE
    Middle-volume Melbourne-wide · Melbourne rank #1891
    -37.805752, 144.977207
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  11. 11
    4143 — SMITH near CHARLES
    SMITH NR CHARLES
    Lower-volume mapped site
    -37.803644, 144.983463
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  12. 12
    4222 — GERTRUDE near NAPIER
    GERTRUDE NR NAPIER
    Lower-volume mapped site
    -37.806015, 144.979739
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  13. 13
    3452 — Johnston / Napier
    JOHNSTON / NAPIER
    Lower-volume mapped site
    -37.798626, 144.981163
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  14. 14
    4144 — Gertrude / Langridge / Smith
    GERTRUDE/LANGRIDGE/SMITH
    Lower-volume mapped site
    -37.806371, 144.982993
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  15. 15
    3166 — NICHOLSON ST near PRINCES ST
    NICHOLSON ST NR PRINCES ST
    Lower-volume mapped site
    -37.806293, 144.973469
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  16. 16
    3532 — NICHOLSON ST near CARLTON ST
    NICHOLSON ST NR CARLTON ST
    Lower-volume mapped site
    -37.801482, 144.974313
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  17. 17
    4428 — NICHOLSON near HANOVER
    NICHOLSON NR HANOVER
    Lower-volume mapped site
    -37.802697, 144.974076
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Local Movement Context

Busiest Local Site

Eastern / Nicholson / Princes
404,076,099 vehicle movements
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Suburb Rank

Fitzroy ranks #53 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
2100 Eastern / Nicholson / Princes EASTERN/NICHOLSON/PRINCES 404,076,099 3053 Open
2108 EASTERN Highway / GEORGE EASTERN HWY/GEORGE 338,162,854 3065 Open
2109 EASTERN near YOUNG (WEST BOUND) EASTERN NR YOUNG (WEST BOUND) 302,888,523 3065 Open
4218 Victoria / Smith VICTORIA/SMITH 255,271,257 3065 Open
3451 Brunswick / Johnston BRUNSWICK/JOHNSTON 174,888,996 3065 Open
4217 BRUNSWICK near LEICESTER BRUNSWICK NR LEICESTER 162,933,589 3065 Open
3453 Johnston / Smith JOHNSTON/SMITH 143,066,310 3065 Open
4221 BRUNSWICK near HANOVER BRUNSWICK NR HANOVER 138,954,171 3065 Open
4220 BRUNSWICK near PALMER BRUNSWICK NR PALMER 130,960,144 3065 Open
4216 Brunswick / Gertrude BRUNSWICK/GERTRUDE 116,615,835 3065 Open
4143 SMITH near CHARLES SMITH NR CHARLES 110,533,850 3065 Open
4222 GERTRUDE near NAPIER GERTRUDE NR NAPIER 110,043,034 3065 Open
3452 Johnston / Napier JOHNSTON / NAPIER 95,061,356 3065 Open
4144 Gertrude / Langridge / Smith GERTRUDE/LANGRIDGE/SMITH 86,760,063 3065 Open
3166 NICHOLSON ST near PRINCES ST NICHOLSON ST NR PRINCES ST 78,338,283 3065 Open
3532 NICHOLSON ST near CARLTON ST NICHOLSON ST NR CARLTON ST 57,707,599 3065 Open
4428 NICHOLSON near HANOVER NICHOLSON NR HANOVER 38,694,514 3065 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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