- Signs stored within 25 km: 59 (58 from open map data; 1 from operators' published sign lists).
- Within 5 km of the centre: 21.
- Traffic counts held: 5,554, 900 of them at 20,000+ vehicles a day.
- Busiest counted road: West Gate Freeway, 118,458 vehicles a day.
- Busy roads with no stored sign within 1 km: Metropolitan Ring Road, Banksia Street, Manningham Road, Plenty Road, Greensborough Highway and Cemetery Road W.
- Most signs near one road: Citylink, 17.
- People in the districts inside the radius: about 3.17 million.
Busiest counted roads
| Road | Vehicles a day | Signs within 1 km | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Gate Freeway | 118,458 | 5 | Motorway reserve |
| Monash Freeway | 92,800 | 5 | Motorway reserve |
| West Gate Out-West Gate Out Ramp | 91,382 | 3 | |
| Citylink | 87,084 | 17 | |
| Princes Freeway | 86,077 | 2 | Motorway reserve |
| West Gate Out-Citylink Out Ramp | 77,209 | 2 | |
| Eastern Freeway | 76,827 | 1 | Motorway reserve |
| Western Ring Road | 76,130 | 1 | |
| Metropolitan Ring Road | 73,776 | 0 | |
| Burnley Tunnel | 66,877 | 9 | Motorway reserve |
Where the signs are
Citylink (17), Springvale Road (10), Burnley Tunnel (9), Punt Road (8), Alexandra Avenue (8) and Swan Street (7).
| From the centre | Signs |
|---|---|
| Under 2 km | 2 |
| 2 km to 5 km | 19 |
| 5 km to 10 km | 6 |
| 10 km to 20 km | 12 |
| 20 km to 25 km | 20 |
| Vehicles a day | Counts | No sign within 1 km |
|---|---|---|
| 20,000 to 50,000 | 607 | 390 |
| 50,000 to 100,000 | 290 | 204 |
| 100,000+ | 3 | 0 |
Biggest districts: Doncaster (26,900), Bentleigh - McKinnon (26,100) and Box Hill (25,300).
Sign rules: Victoria
- Employment, industrial, commercial, centre and mixed-use zones generally take advertising; residential, open space and heritage zones drop out.
- Motorway reserves are left out. A new face under 75 m from a held sign ranks lower; 75 to 150 m is flagged.
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Last updated: 14 November 2026. Guide only. Confirm all results with a council planner before you rely on them.