Kensington
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: #107
SCATS sites: 15
Postcode(s): 3031, 3051
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Suburb Map

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Executive Snapshot

Kensington contains 15 mapped SCATS traffic sites in this suburb-level profile. Across the historical dataset, these sites account for 1,608,092,022 vehicle movements, or approximately 1,608.1M.

The busiest mapped SCATS location in Kensington is Racecourse / Smithfield, with 223,431,577 recorded movements across the historical period.

1,608.1MTotal mapped vehicle movements
15Mapped SCATS sites
#107Melbourne suburb movement rank
107,206,134Average 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 Kensington

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#SCATS IDLocationTotal movementsMillionsRankMap
1 2500 Racecourse / Smithfield
RACECOURSE/SMITHFIELD		 223,431,577 223.4M 525 Map
2 2502 Smithfield / Gatehouse / Streetables
SMITHFIELD/GATEHOUSE/STABLES		 208,380,484 208.4M 633 Map
3 1064 Racecourse / Western Link On / Off Ramps
RACECOURSE/WESTERN LINK ON/OFF RAMPS		 203,195,052 203.2M 691 Map
4 2501 Phw(Smithfield) / Epsom
PHW(SMITHFIELD)/EPSOM		 180,170,992 180.2M 927 Map
5 2939 Racecourse / Newmarket
RACECOURSE/NEWMARKET		 156,403,832 156.4M 1189 Map
6 2524 EPSOM near BANGALORE
EPSOM NR BANGALORE		 117,944,967 117.9M 1852 Map
7 4484 Macaulay / Streetubbs
MACAULAY/STUBBS		 106,271,535 106.3M 2139 Map
8 4469 RACECOURSE near CROWN
RACECOURSE NR CROWN		 70,537,198 70.5M 3054 Map
9 4480 Macaulay / Epsom / Kensington
MACAULAY/EPSOM/KENSINGTON		 68,414,211 68.4M 3095 Map
10 3764 Arden / Lloyd
ARDEN/LLOYD		 59,711,263 59.7M 3294 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 Kensington. 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
    2500 — Racecourse / Smithfield
    RACECOURSE/SMITHFIELD
    Top 20% busiest Melbourne-wide · Melbourne rank #525
    -37.787694, 144.925212
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  2. 2
    2502 — Smithfield / Gatehouse / Streetables
    SMITHFIELD/GATEHOUSE/STABLES
    Top 20% busiest Melbourne-wide · Melbourne rank #633
    -37.791072, 144.91982
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  3. 3
    1064 — Racecourse / Western Link On / Off Ramps
    RACECOURSE/WESTERN LINK ON/OFF RAMPS
    Top 20% busiest Melbourne-wide · Melbourne rank #691
    -37.789208, 144.937434
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  4. 4
    2501 — Princes Hwy West(Smithfield) / Epsom
    PRINCES HWY WEST(SMITHFIELD)/EPSOM
    Middle-volume Melbourne-wide · Melbourne rank #927
    -37.789148, 144.922922
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  5. 5
    2939 — Racecourse / Newmarket
    RACECOURSE/NEWMARKET
    Middle-volume Melbourne-wide · Melbourne rank #1189
    -37.788048, 144.928459
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  6. 6
    2524 — EPSOM near BANGALORE
    EPSOM NR BANGALORE
    Middle-volume Melbourne-wide · Melbourne rank #1852
    -37.793053, 144.92667
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  7. 7
    4484 — Macaulay / Streetubbs
    MACAULAY/STUBBS
    Middle-volume Melbourne-wide · Melbourne rank #2139
    -37.794975, 144.93486
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  8. 8
    4469 — RACECOURSE near CROWN
    RACECOURSE NR CROWN
    Lower-volume mapped site · Melbourne rank #3054
    -37.787419, 144.922122
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  9. 9
    4480 — Macaulay / Epsom / Kensington
    MACAULAY/EPSOM/KENSINGTON
    Lower-volume mapped site · Melbourne rank #3095
    -37.794139, 144.927699
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  10. 10
    3764 — Arden / Lloyd
    ARDEN/LLOYD
    Lower-volume mapped site · Melbourne rank #3294
    -37.799287, 144.935122
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  11. 11
    4481 — MACAULAY near BELLAIR
    MACAULAY NR BELLAIR
    Lower-volume mapped site
    -37.794441, 144.930176
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  12. 12
    3989 — Bakehouse Dr / Lloyd Street
    BAKEHOUSE DR / LLOYD ST
    Lower-volume mapped site
    -37.800588, 144.932934
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  13. 13
    3404 — Kensington / Hobsons / Childers
    KENSINGTON/HOBSONS/CHILDERS
    Lower-volume mapped site
    -37.798493, 144.920111
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  14. 14
    3403 — Kensington Road / Altona Street
    KENSINGTON RD/ALTONA ST
    Lower-volume mapped site
    -37.795938, 144.924546
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  15. 15
    3436 — KENSINGTON near DEVON
    KENSINGTON NR DEVON
    Lower-volume mapped site
    -37.796843, 144.922975
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Local Movement Context

Busiest Local Site

Racecourse / Smithfield
223,431,577 vehicle movements
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Suburb Rank

Kensington ranks #107 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
2500 Racecourse / Smithfield RACECOURSE/SMITHFIELD 223,431,577 3031 Open
2502 Smithfield / Gatehouse / Streetables SMITHFIELD/GATEHOUSE/STABLES 208,380,484 3031 Open
1064 Racecourse / Western Link On / Off Ramps RACECOURSE/WESTERN LINK ON/OFF RAMPS 203,195,052 3051 Open
2501 Princes Hwy West(Smithfield) / Epsom PRINCES HWY WEST(SMITHFIELD)/EPSOM 180,170,992 3031 Open
2939 Racecourse / Newmarket RACECOURSE/NEWMARKET 156,403,832 3031 Open
2524 EPSOM near BANGALORE EPSOM NR BANGALORE 117,944,967 3031 Open
4484 Macaulay / Streetubbs MACAULAY/STUBBS 106,271,535 3031 Open
4469 RACECOURSE near CROWN RACECOURSE NR CROWN 70,537,198 3031 Open
4480 Macaulay / Epsom / Kensington MACAULAY/EPSOM/KENSINGTON 68,414,211 3031 Open
3764 Arden / Lloyd ARDEN/LLOYD 59,711,263 3031 Open
4481 MACAULAY near BELLAIR MACAULAY NR BELLAIR 53,017,024 3031 Open
3989 Bakehouse Dr / Lloyd Street BAKEHOUSE DR / LLOYD ST 47,554,871 3031 Open
3404 Kensington / Hobsons / Childers KENSINGTON/HOBSONS/CHILDERS 46,258,964 3031 Open
3403 Kensington Road / Altona Street KENSINGTON RD/ALTONA ST 35,115,716 3031 Open
3436 KENSINGTON near DEVON KENSINGTON NR DEVON 31,684,336 3031 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