South Melbourne
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: #36
SCATS sites: 27
Postcode(s): 3006, 3205
Suburb Map
This map provides geographic context for the suburb profile and the surrounding road network. For individual SCATS sensor locations, use the map links in the Top SCATS Sites and Sensor Inventory tables.
South Melbourne suburb map
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Executive Snapshot
South Melbourne contains 27 mapped SCATS traffic sites in this suburb-level profile. Across the historical dataset, these sites account for 3,533,428,909 vehicle movements, or approximately 3,533.4M.
The busiest mapped SCATS location in South Melbourne is Princes Highway East / PARK, with 560,184,622 recorded movements across the historical period.
3,533.4MTotal mapped vehicle movements
27Mapped SCATS sites
#36Melbourne suburb movement rank
130,867,737Average 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 South Melbourne
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| # | SCATS ID | Location | Total movements | Millions | Rank | Map |
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| 1 | 2404 | Princes Highway East / PARK PHE/PARK |
560,184,622 | 560.2M | 3 | Map |
| 2 | 2403 | Princes Highway East / STURT PHE/STURT |
456,674,810 | 456.7M | 26 | Map |
| 3 | 2400 | Princes Highway East / YORK PHE/YORK |
250,650,716 | 250.7M | 365 | Map |
| 4 | 2402 | Princes Highway East / WEST GATE Freeway EXIT PHE/WEST GATE FWY EXIT |
212,545,149 | 212.5M | 596 | Map |
| 5 | 4886 | City / Montague / York CITY/MONTAGUE/YORK |
204,549,342 | 204.5M | 673 | Map |
| 6 | 4905 | Clarendon / Park CLARENDON/PARK |
151,629,788 | 151.6M | 1263 | Map |
| 7 | 4903 | Park / Ferrars PARK/FERRARS |
144,917,771 | 144.9M | 1367 | Map |
| 8 | 3537 | FERRARS near COVENTRY FERRARS NR COVENTRY |
139,667,942 | 139.7M | 1459 | Map |
| 9 | 4900 | MONTAGUE near GLADSTONE MONTAGUE NR GLADSTONE |
118,547,746 | 118.5M | 1829 | Map |
| 10 | 4897 | York / Ferrars YORK/FERRARS |
112,977,119 | 113.0M | 1971 | 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 South Melbourne. 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: 27. 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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2404 — Princes Highway East / PARK
PRINCES HWY EAST/PARK
Top 5% busiest Melbourne-wide · Melbourne rank #3
-37.833437, 144.967764
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2403 — Princes Highway East / STURT
PRINCES HWY EAST/STURT
Top 5% busiest Melbourne-wide · Melbourne rank #26
-37.830784, 144.965153
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2400 — Princes Highway East / YORK
PRINCES HWY EAST/YORK
Top 20% busiest Melbourne-wide · Melbourne rank #365
-37.829553, 144.963934
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2402 — Princes Highway East / WEST GATE Freeway EXIT
PRINCES HWY EAST/WEST GATE FWY EXIT
Top 20% busiest Melbourne-wide · Melbourne rank #596
-37.829553, 144.963934
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4886 — City / Montague / York
CITY/MONTAGUE/YORK
Top 20% busiest Melbourne-wide · Melbourne rank #673
-37.832745, 144.952097
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6
4905 — Clarendon / Park
CLARENDON/PARK
Middle-volume Melbourne-wide · Melbourne rank #1263
-37.835224, 144.961595
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4903 — Park / Ferrars
PARK/FERRARS
Middle-volume Melbourne-wide · Melbourne rank #1367
-37.836652, 144.956637
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3537 — FERRARS near COVENTRY
FERRARS NR COVENTRY
Middle-volume Melbourne-wide · Melbourne rank #1459
-37.833322, 144.955109
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9
4900 — MONTAGUE near GLADSTONE
MONTAGUE NR GLADSTONE
Middle-volume Melbourne-wide · Melbourne rank #1829
-37.830554, 144.949967
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4897 — York / Ferrars
YORK/FERRARS
Middle-volume Melbourne-wide · Melbourne rank #1971
-37.832212, 144.954594
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4885 — City / Ferrars / Market
CITY/FERRARS/MARKET
Lower-volume mapped site
-37.83108, 144.954069
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12
4899 — Dorcas / Ferrars
DORCAS/FERRARS
Lower-volume mapped site
-37.83443, 144.955623
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4912 — Albert / Clarendon
ALBERT/CLARENDON
Lower-volume mapped site
-37.839117, 144.963388
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4916 — Clarendon / Dorcas
CLARENDON/DORCAS
Lower-volume mapped site
-37.833009, 144.960574
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4907 — FERRARS near BRIDPORT
FERRARS NR BRIDPORT
Lower-volume mapped site
-37.840353, 144.958352
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3536 — Clarendon / Coventry
CLARENDON/COVENTRY
Lower-volume mapped site
-37.831891, 144.960058
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4911 — Albert / Cecil / Aughtie
ALBERT/CECIL/AUGHTIE
Lower-volume mapped site
-37.840474, 144.961202
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4915 — Dorcas / Pickles / Ingles
DORCAS/PICKLES/INGLES
Lower-volume mapped site
-37.835973, 144.948897
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4892 — Clarendon / York
CLARENDON/YORK
Lower-volume mapped site
-37.830787, 144.959548
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2395 — Park Street / Wells Street
PARK ST / WELLS ST
Lower-volume mapped site
-37.832876, 144.969771
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4898 — Dorcas / Montague
DORCAS/MONTAGUE
Lower-volume mapped site
-37.835142, 144.953158
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24
4894 — Market / Moray
MARKET/MORAY
Lower-volume mapped site
-37.828956, 144.961512
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4875 — Bridport / Light Rail Crossing
BRIDPORT/LIGHT RAIL CROSSING
Lower-volume mapped site
-37.839982, 144.95818
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2294 — Albert / Msac Access Road Exit
ALBERT/MSAC ACCESS ROAD EXIT
Lower-volume mapped site
-37.840159, 144.961648
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Local Movement Context
Busiest Local Site
Princes Highway East / PARK
560,184,622 vehicle movements
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Suburb Rank
South Melbourne ranks #36 among mapped Melbourne suburbs/localities by total SCATS movement volume in this generated suburb summary.
Likely Dominant Corridors
- Clarendon
- High
- Princes
- York
- Ferrars
- Dorcas
- Albert
- Moray
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2404 | Princes Highway East / PARK | PRINCES HWY EAST/PARK | 560,184,622 | 3205 | Open |
| 2403 | Princes Highway East / STURT | PRINCES HWY EAST/STURT | 456,674,810 | 3006 | Open |
| 2400 | Princes Highway East / YORK | PRINCES HWY EAST/YORK | 250,650,716 | 3205 | Open |
| 2402 | Princes Highway East / WEST GATE Freeway EXIT | PRINCES HWY EAST/WEST GATE FWY EXIT | 212,545,149 | 3205 | Open |
| 4886 | City / Montague / York | CITY/MONTAGUE/YORK | 204,549,342 | 3205 | Open |
| 4905 | Clarendon / Park | CLARENDON/PARK | 151,629,788 | 3205 | Open |
| 4903 | Park / Ferrars | PARK/FERRARS | 144,917,771 | 3205 | Open |
| 3537 | FERRARS near COVENTRY | FERRARS NR COVENTRY | 139,667,942 | 3205 | Open |
| 4900 | MONTAGUE near GLADSTONE | MONTAGUE NR GLADSTONE | 118,547,746 | 3205 | Open |
| 4897 | York / Ferrars | YORK/FERRARS | 112,977,119 | 3205 | Open |
| 4885 | City / Ferrars / Market | CITY/FERRARS/MARKET | 112,582,031 | 3006 | Open |
| 4899 | Dorcas / Ferrars | DORCAS/FERRARS | 112,303,794 | 3205 | Open |
| 4912 | Albert / Clarendon | ALBERT/CLARENDON | 103,514,922 | 3205 | Open |
| 4916 | Clarendon / Dorcas | CLARENDON/DORCAS | 102,237,390 | 3205 | Open |
| 4907 | FERRARS near BRIDPORT | FERRARS NR BRIDPORT | 99,215,547 | 3205 | Open |
| 3536 | Clarendon / Coventry | CLARENDON/COVENTRY | 92,984,972 | 3205 | Open |
| 4911 | Albert / Cecil / Aughtie | ALBERT/CECIL/AUGHTIE | 90,921,106 | 3205 | Open |
| 4915 | Dorcas / Pickles / Ingles | DORCAS/PICKLES/INGLES | 90,858,213 | 3205 | Open |
| 4906 | Park / Moray | PARK/MORAY | 87,215,898 | 3205 | Open |
| 4892 | Clarendon / York | CLARENDON/YORK | 77,210,032 | 3205 | Open |
| 4904 | Cecil / Park | CECIL/PARK | 55,867,026 | 3205 | Open |
| 2395 | Park Street / Wells Street | PARK ST / WELLS ST | 51,823,701 | 3205 | Open |
| 4898 | Dorcas / Montague | DORCAS/MONTAGUE | 42,338,192 | 3205 | Open |
| 4894 | Market / Moray | MARKET/MORAY | 31,037,590 | 3205 | Open |
| 4893 | Moray / York | MORAY/YORK | 20,983,495 | 3205 | Open |
| 4875 | Bridport / Light Rail Crossing | BRIDPORT/LIGHT RAIL CROSSING | 7,002,145 | 3205 | Open |
| 2294 | Albert / Msac Access Road Exit | ALBERT/MSAC ACCESS ROAD EXIT | 2,987,850 | 3205 | 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