Transport Activity Counts

Created 25/01/2026

Updated 25/01/2026

This dataset contains traffic activity counts in 5-minute intervals from AIRS (Artificial Intelligence Road Survey) sensor devices located across the city. AIRS is an AI-based service that autonomously detects and classifies road users and their interaction with the road environment. The data is updated hourly and can be used to analyse variations in transport activity across the day.

Road user types included

  • Pedestrian
  • Cyclist
  • E-scooter
  • Motorbike
  • Car
  • Taxi
  • Van
  • Minibus
  • Bus
  • Rigid
  • Truck
  • Emergency Car
  • Emergency Van
  • Fire Engine
Note: The dataset may not contain a 5-minute reading for every road user type at every interval. In some cases, there may be no readings reported.

Historical data downloads

Historical data is available from 2023 onwards. Please download using the links below. Each year’s historical data is packaged as quarterly ZIP files (Q1–Q4).

Files and APIs

Additional Info

Field Value
Title Transport Activity Counts
Language EN
Licence Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/en/dataset/32abccf6-1701-4afb-b2da-45b52867d223
Remote Last Updated 07/01/2026
Contact Point
City of Melbourne Open Data
opendata@melbourne.vic.gov.au
Reference Period 07/01/2026
Geospatial Coverage Melbourne
Data Portal Melbourne Data

Data Source

This dataset was originally found on Melbourne Data "Transport Activity Counts". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://data.melbourne.vic.gov.au/explore/dataset/transport-activity-counts/