South Morang
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: #86
SCATS sites: 15
Postcode(s): 3076, 3082, 3752
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Suburb Map

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Executive Snapshot

South Morang contains 15 mapped SCATS traffic sites in this suburb-level profile. Across the historical dataset, these sites account for 1,882,089,131 vehicle movements, or approximately 1,882.1M.

The busiest mapped SCATS location in South Morang is Plenty / Mcdonalds / Gorge, with 230,637,428 recorded movements across the historical period.

1,882.1MTotal mapped vehicle movements
15Mapped SCATS sites
#86Melbourne suburb movement rank
125,472,608Average 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 Morang

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#SCATS IDLocationTotal movementsMillionsRankMap
1 3946 Plenty / Mcdonalds / Gorge
PLENTY/MCDONALDS/GORGE		 230,637,428 230.6M 470 Map
2 1304 Mcdonalds Road / Civic Drive
MCDONALDS ROAD / CIVIC DRIVE		 206,566,685 206.6M 655 Map
3 4919 Plenty / The Lakes
PLENTY/THE LAKES		 187,614,237 187.6M 840 Map
4 4688 Plenty / Hawkstowe / Mcarthurs Road.
PLENTY/HAWKSTOWE/MCARTHURS RD.		 167,776,097 167.8M 1062 Map
5 3976 Plenty / Old Plenty
PLENTY/OLD PLENTY		 167,391,012 167.4M 1066 Map
6 3915 Plenty / Streetagecoach
PLENTY/STAGECOACH		 152,934,027 152.9M 1242 Map
7 3749 Plenty / Riverdale Streeth
PLENTY/RIVERDALE STH		 146,550,884 146.6M 1341 Map
8 3897 Mcdonalds / Ferres
MCDONALDS/FERRES		 122,689,110 122.7M 1740 Map
9 1561 Mcdonalds Road / Southlee Drive
MCDONALDS ROAD / SOUTHLEE DRIVE		 96,199,008 96.2M 2388 Map
10 1382 Mcdonalds / Murdoch
MCDONALDS/MURDOCH		 86,019,798 86.0M 2632 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 Morang. 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
    3946 — Plenty / Mcdonalds / Gorge
    PLENTY/MCDONALDS/GORGE
    Top 20% busiest Melbourne-wide · Melbourne rank #470
    -37.651252, 145.088287
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  2. 2
    1304 — Mcdonalds Road / Civic Drive
    MCDONALDS ROAD / CIVIC DRIVE
    Top 20% busiest Melbourne-wide · Melbourne rank #655
    -37.648799, 145.066137
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  3. 3
    4919 — Plenty / The Lakes
    PLENTY/THE LAKES
    Top 20% busiest Melbourne-wide · Melbourne rank #840
    -37.632464, 145.096205
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  4. 4
    4688 — Plenty / Hawkstowe / Mcarthurs Road.
    PLENTY/HAWKSTOWE/MCARTHURS RD.
    Middle-volume Melbourne-wide · Melbourne rank #1062
    -37.622961, 145.096671
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  5. 5
    3976 — Plenty / Old Plenty
    PLENTY/OLD PLENTY
    Middle-volume Melbourne-wide · Melbourne rank #1066
    -37.646604, 145.092895
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  6. 6
    3915 — Plenty / Streetagecoach
    PLENTY/STAGECOACH
    Middle-volume Melbourne-wide · Melbourne rank #1242
    -37.64083, 145.096213
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  7. 7
    3749 — Plenty / Riverdale Streeth
    PLENTY/RIVERDALE STH
    Middle-volume Melbourne-wide · Melbourne rank #1341
    -37.617681, 145.09271
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  8. 8
    3897 — Mcdonalds / Ferres
    MCDONALDS/FERRES
    Middle-volume Melbourne-wide · Melbourne rank #1740
    -37.648245, 145.069027
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  9. 9
    1561 — Mcdonalds Road / Southlee Drive
    MCDONALDS ROAD / SOUTHLEE DRIVE
    Middle-volume Melbourne-wide · Melbourne rank #2388
    -37.649683, 145.074003
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  10. 10
    1382 — Mcdonalds / Murdoch
    MCDONALDS/MURDOCH
    Middle-volume Melbourne-wide · Melbourne rank #2632
    -37.650974, 145.085627
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  11. 11
    2710 — Mcdonalds / Oleander / Danaher
    MCDONALDS/OLEANDER/DANAHER
    Lower-volume mapped site
    -37.650499, 145.081071
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  12. 12
    3945 — Plenty / Findon
    PLENTY / FINDON
    Lower-volume mapped site
    -37.648, 145.091183
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  13. 13
    3772 — Plenty / Gordons
    PLENTY/GORDONS
    Lower-volume mapped site
    -37.637533, 145.095652
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  14. 14
    3584 — FERRES BOULEVARD between FINDON & MCDONA
    FERRES BOULEVARD between FINDON & MCDONA
    Lower-volume mapped site
    -37.646158, 145.069116
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  15. 15
    1986 — Plenty Road / Bellevue Boulevard
    PLENTY ROAD / BELLEVUE BOULEVARD
    Lower-volume mapped site
    -37.646059, 145.093941
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Local Movement Context

Busiest Local Site

Plenty / Mcdonalds / Gorge
230,637,428 vehicle movements
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Suburb Rank

South Morang ranks #86 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
3946 Plenty / Mcdonalds / Gorge PLENTY/MCDONALDS/GORGE 230,637,428 3752 Open
1304 Mcdonalds Road / Civic Drive MCDONALDS ROAD / CIVIC DRIVE 206,566,685 3076 Open
4919 Plenty / The Lakes PLENTY/THE LAKES 187,614,237 3752 Open
4688 Plenty / Hawkstowe / Mcarthurs Road. PLENTY/HAWKSTOWE/MCARTHURS RD. 167,776,097 3752 Open
3976 Plenty / Old Plenty PLENTY/OLD PLENTY 167,391,012 3752 Open
3915 Plenty / Streetagecoach PLENTY/STAGECOACH 152,934,027 3752 Open
3749 Plenty / Riverdale Streeth PLENTY/RIVERDALE STH 146,550,884 3752 Open
3897 Mcdonalds / Ferres MCDONALDS/FERRES 122,689,110 3752 Open
1561 Mcdonalds Road / Southlee Drive MCDONALDS ROAD / SOUTHLEE DRIVE 96,199,008 3082 Open
1382 Mcdonalds / Murdoch MCDONALDS/MURDOCH 86,019,798 3752 Open
2710 Mcdonalds / Oleander / Danaher MCDONALDS/OLEANDER/DANAHER 83,271,077 3752 Open
3945 Plenty / Findon PLENTY / FINDON 73,055,453 3752 Open
3772 Plenty / Gordons PLENTY/GORDONS 69,767,611 3752 Open
3584 FERRES BOULEVARD between FINDON & MCDONA FERRES BOULEVARD between FINDON & MCDONA 50,020,412 3752 Open
1986 Plenty Road / Bellevue Boulevard PLENTY ROAD / BELLEVUE BOULEVARD 41,596,292 3752 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