Footscray
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: #9
SCATS sites: 43
Postcode(s): 3011, 3012
Suburb Map
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Footscray suburb map
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Executive Snapshot
Footscray contains 43 mapped SCATS traffic sites in this suburb-level profile. Across the historical dataset, these sites account for 4,939,975,838 vehicle movements, or approximately 4,940.0M.
The busiest mapped SCATS location in Footscray is WESTERN Highway / TIERNAN / HOADLEY, with 290,357,450 recorded movements across the historical period.
4,940.0MTotal mapped vehicle movements
43Mapped SCATS sites
#9Melbourne suburb movement rank
114,883,159Average 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 Footscray
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| # | SCATS ID | Location | Total movements | Millions | Rank | Map |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2601 | WESTERN Highway / TIERNAN / HOADLEY WESTERN HWY/TIERNAN/HOADLEY |
290,357,450 | 290.4M | 214 | Map |
| 2 | 2506 | Phw / Barkly / Victoria PHW/BARKLY/VICTORIA |
267,896,494 | 267.9M | 294 | Map |
| 3 | 2503 | Ballarat / Moore BALLARAT/MOORE |
247,589,262 | 247.6M | 381 | Map |
| 4 | 4239 | BUCKLEY near ARRAN BUCKLEY NR ARRAN |
234,081,014 | 234.1M | 447 | Map |
| 5 | 2603 | WESTERN Highway / GORDON WESTERN HWY/GORDON |
227,217,287 | 227.2M | 492 | Map |
| 6 | 2504 | PHW / WESTERN Highway PHW/WESTERN HWY |
214,443,852 | 214.4M | 586 | Map |
| 7 | 2605 | WESTERN Highway / ROSAMOND / S'HILL WESTERN HWY/ROSAMOND/S'HILL |
182,912,935 | 182.9M | 890 | Map |
| 8 | 2602 | WESTERN Highway / DROOP / FARNSWORTH WESTERN HWY/DROOP/FARNSWORTH |
181,747,505 | 181.7M | 905 | Map |
| 9 | 4236 | Hopkins / Dynon / Whitehall HOPKINS/DYNON/WHITEHALL |
168,161,680 | 168.2M | 1056 | Map |
| 10 | 4237 | Hopkins / Irving / Moore HOPKINS/IRVING/MOORE |
155,871,106 | 155.9M | 1195 | 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 Footscray. 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: 43. 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
2601 — WESTERN Highway / TIERNAN / HOADLEY
WESTERN HWY/TIERNAN/HOADLEY
Top 5% busiest Melbourne-wide · Melbourne rank #214
-37.793411, 144.896865
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2506 — Princes Hwy West / Barkly / Victoria
PRINCES HWY WEST/BARKLY/VICTORIA
Top 20% busiest Melbourne-wide · Melbourne rank #294
-37.798921, 144.892358
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2503 — Ballarat / Moore
BALLARAT/MOORE
Top 20% busiest Melbourne-wide · Melbourne rank #381
-37.794882, 144.90431
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4
4239 — BUCKLEY near ARRAN
BUCKLEY NR ARRAN
Top 20% busiest Melbourne-wide · Melbourne rank #447
-37.803817, 144.896131
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5
2603 — WESTERN Highway / GORDON
WESTERN HWY/GORDON
Top 20% busiest Melbourne-wide · Melbourne rank #492
-37.791183, 144.8895
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2504 — PRINCES HWY WEST / WESTERN Highway
PRINCES HWY WEST/WESTERN HWY
Top 20% busiest Melbourne-wide · Melbourne rank #586
-37.794463, 144.900531
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7
2605 — WESTERN Highway / ROSAMOND / S'HILL
WESTERN HWY/ROSAMOND/S'HILL
Middle-volume Melbourne-wide · Melbourne rank #890
-37.788598, 144.883094
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8
2602 — WESTERN Highway / DROOP / FARNSWORTH
WESTERN HWY/DROOP/FARNSWORTH
Middle-volume Melbourne-wide · Melbourne rank #905
-37.792681, 144.894451
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9
4236 — Hopkins / Dynon / Whitehall
HOPKINS/DYNON/WHITEHALL
Middle-volume Melbourne-wide · Melbourne rank #1056
-37.800547, 144.906354
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10
4237 — Hopkins / Irving / Moore
HOPKINS/IRVING/MOORE
Middle-volume Melbourne-wide · Melbourne rank #1195
-37.800185, 144.903248
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11
2604 — WESTERN Highway / ELEANOR
WESTERN HWY/ELEANOR
Lower-volume mapped site
-37.789761, 144.885955
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12
2505 — Princes Hwy West / Droop
PRINCES HWY WEST/DROOP
Lower-volume mapped site
-37.796493, 144.896947
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13
4231 — Napier / Whitehall
NAPIER/WHITEHALL
Lower-volume mapped site
-37.805137, 144.904243
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14
4240 — Barkly / Gordon
BARKLY/GORDON
Lower-volume mapped site
-37.798538, 144.888214
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15
4241 — GORDON near SHEPrinces Highway EastRD
GORDON NR SHEPHERD
Lower-volume mapped site
-37.795201, 144.888793
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16
4232 — Hyde / Napier
HYDE/NAPIER
Lower-volume mapped site
-37.804306, 144.901448
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17
4233 — Buckley / Nicholson
BUCKLEY/NICHOLSON
Lower-volume mapped site
-37.804154, 144.898786
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18
2853 — GORDON near OWEN
GORDON NR OWEN
Lower-volume mapped site
-37.787227, 144.890269
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19
1161 — WHITEHALL ST near BUNBURY
WHITEHALL ST NR BUNBURY
Lower-volume mapped site
-37.802895, 144.905274
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20
2782 — Moore / Donald
MOORE/DONALD
Lower-volume mapped site
-37.798211, 144.903715
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21
4235 — Buckley / Victoria
BUCKLEY/VICTORIA
Lower-volume mapped site
-37.803259, 144.892393
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22
4234 — Albert / Buckley
ALBERT/BUCKLEY
Lower-volume mapped site
-37.803981, 144.897408
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23
4243 — Albert / Irving
ALBERT/IRVING
Lower-volume mapped site
-37.801953, 144.897785
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24
3285 — Footscray Rd / Napier St / Moreland St
Footscray Rd / Napier St / Moreland St
Lower-volume mapped site
-37.805601, 144.905576
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25
4242 — BUCKLEY near CUTHBERT
BUCKLEY NR CUTHBERT
Lower-volume mapped site
-37.803028, 144.891326
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26
2786 — French / Barkly
FRENCH/BARKLY
Lower-volume mapped site
-37.799503, 144.897296
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27
3368 — Hopkins St Nr Maribyrnong St
Hopkins St Nr Maribyrnong St
Lower-volume mapped site
-37.80085, 144.909235
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28
1183 — Barkly / Summerhill
BARKLY/SUMMERHILL
Lower-volume mapped site
-37.797846, 144.881382
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29
3434 — BARKLY near ALBERT
BARKLY NR ALBERT
Lower-volume mapped site
-37.799662, 144.898642
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30
2515 — Droop / Donald
DROOP/DONALD
Lower-volume mapped site
-37.798217, 144.898395
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Local Movement Context
Busiest Local Site
WESTERN Highway / TIERNAN / HOADLEY
290,357,450 vehicle movements
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Suburb Rank
Footscray ranks #9 among mapped Melbourne suburbs/localities by total SCATS movement volume in this generated suburb summary.
Likely Dominant Corridors
- High
- WESTERN
- Barkly
- Hopkins
- Whitehall
- Irving
- Princes Hwy West
- Victoria
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2601 | WESTERN Highway / TIERNAN / HOADLEY | WESTERN HWY/TIERNAN/HOADLEY | 290,357,450 | 3011 | Open |
| 2506 | Princes Hwy West / Barkly / Victoria | PRINCES HWY WEST/BARKLY/VICTORIA | 267,896,494 | 3011 | Open |
| 2503 | Ballarat / Moore | BALLARAT/MOORE | 247,589,262 | 3011 | Open |
| 4239 | BUCKLEY near ARRAN | BUCKLEY NR ARRAN | 234,081,014 | 3011 | Open |
| 2603 | WESTERN Highway / GORDON | WESTERN HWY/GORDON | 227,217,287 | 3011 | Open |
| 2504 | PRINCES HWY WEST / WESTERN Highway | PRINCES HWY WEST/WESTERN HWY | 214,443,852 | 3011 | Open |
| 2605 | WESTERN Highway / ROSAMOND / S'HILL | WESTERN HWY/ROSAMOND/S'HILL | 182,912,935 | 3011 | Open |
| 2602 | WESTERN Highway / DROOP / FARNSWORTH | WESTERN HWY/DROOP/FARNSWORTH | 181,747,505 | 3011 | Open |
| 4236 | Hopkins / Dynon / Whitehall | HOPKINS/DYNON/WHITEHALL | 168,161,680 | 3011 | Open |
| 4237 | Hopkins / Irving / Moore | HOPKINS/IRVING/MOORE | 155,871,106 | 3011 | Open |
| 2604 | WESTERN Highway / ELEANOR | WESTERN HWY/ELEANOR | 151,905,693 | 3011 | Open |
| 2505 | Princes Hwy West / Droop | PRINCES HWY WEST/DROOP | 150,263,644 | 3011 | Open |
| 4231 | Napier / Whitehall | NAPIER/WHITEHALL | 149,095,532 | 3011 | Open |
| 4240 | Barkly / Gordon | BARKLY/GORDON | 146,796,220 | 3011 | Open |
| 4241 | GORDON near SHEPrinces Highway EastRD | GORDON NR SHEPHERD | 144,291,806 | 3011 | Open |
| 4232 | Hyde / Napier | HYDE/NAPIER | 118,367,615 | 3011 | Open |
| 4233 | Buckley / Nicholson | BUCKLEY/NICHOLSON | 115,892,299 | 3011 | Open |
| 2853 | GORDON near OWEN | GORDON NR OWEN | 112,864,223 | 3011 | Open |
| 1161 | WHITEHALL ST near BUNBURY | WHITEHALL ST NR BUNBURY | 111,168,396 | 3011 | Open |
| 2782 | Moore / Donald | MOORE/DONALD | 107,720,498 | 3011 | Open |
| 4235 | Buckley / Victoria | BUCKLEY/VICTORIA | 107,010,696 | 3011 | Open |
| 4234 | Albert / Buckley | ALBERT/BUCKLEY | 106,233,835 | 3011 | Open |
| 4243 | Albert / Irving | ALBERT/IRVING | 103,394,536 | 3011 | Open |
| 3285 | Footscray Rd / Napier St / Moreland St | Footscray Rd / Napier St / Moreland St | 99,052,222 | 3011 | Open |
| 4242 | BUCKLEY near CUTHBERT | BUCKLEY NR CUTHBERT | 81,504,731 | 3011 | Open |
| 2786 | French / Barkly | FRENCH/BARKLY | 78,150,639 | 3011 | Open |
| 3368 | Hopkins St Nr Maribyrnong St | Hopkins St Nr Maribyrnong St | 74,213,093 | 3011 | Open |
| 1183 | Barkly / Summerhill | BARKLY/SUMMERHILL | 69,835,850 | 3012 | Open |
| 3434 | BARKLY near ALBERT | BARKLY NR ALBERT | 67,957,508 | 3011 | Open |
| 2515 | Droop / Donald | DROOP/DONALD | 62,497,505 | 3011 | Open |
| 4247 | Hopkins / Leeds | HOPKINS/LEEDS | 58,464,170 | 3011 | Open |
| 3437 | Farnsworth / Meyers | FARNSWORTH/MEYERS | 57,369,254 | 3011 | Open |
| 4238 | Barkly / Droop / Hopkins / Nichols | BARKLY/DROOP/HOPKINS/NICHOLS | 56,516,349 | 3011 | Open |
| 4246 | BARKLY near VICTORIA | BARKLY NR VICTORIA | 53,572,429 | 3011 | Open |
| 4256 | Paisley / French | PAISLEY/FRENCH | 53,093,589 | 3011 | Open |
| 2783 | Victoria / Paisley | VICTORIA/PAISLEY | 49,421,424 | 3011 | Open |
| 4244 | Nicholson / Irving | NICHOLSON/IRVING | 47,591,754 | 3011 | Open |
| 2784 | PAISLEY near FRENCH | PAISLEY NR FRENCH | 45,816,065 | 3011 | Open |
| 3284 | Moreland St / Whitehall St | Moreland St / Whitehall St | 45,434,940 | 3011 | Open |
| 3283 | Moreland St / Parker St | Moreland St / Parker St | 44,422,041 | 3011 | Open |
| 3446 | Whitehall / Parker | WHITEHALL/PARKER | 41,830,139 | 3011 | Open |
| 4245 | Irving / Leeds | IRVING/LEEDS | 37,391,910 | 3011 | Open |
| 3649 | DONALD btwn NICHOLSON & LEEDS | DONALD btwn NICHOLSON & LEEDS | 20,556,648 | 3011 | 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