Team Name

3Musketeer

Team Members

Project Description

We’re using victorian open datasets including public transport stop locations, school location data, and network usage. We built a set of interactive dashboards in Tableau to examine how mobility and infrastructure intersect across neighbourhoods. Our analysis focused on three core aspects - 1. Optimising train services so that neighborhood can get connected better within 20minutes, 2. Understand transport model pattern, 3. Investigating transfer hub so that we can overlaid school location per postcode to understand the relationship between essential service and public transport access.

Data Story

Data Story: Transport, Schools, and the 20-Minute Neighbourhood Challenge in Victoria

1. Frankston Line: Overloaded but Underserved

• Finding: The Frankston line faces the highest passenger demand during peak hours but operates with fewer trains (362) compared to Lilydale (443) and Hurstbridge (406).
  
• Evidence: Richmond Station (8.9M departures) and South Yarra Station (9.6M) record some of the heaviest annual loads.
  
• Implication: Without increased service frequency, this mismatch threatens the success of the 20-minute neighbourhood vision, where overloaded services reduce accessibility.
  

2. School Timetables Drive Demand

• Finding: Passenger peaks occur 7–9 AM and 4–6 PM on weekdays.
  
• Evidence: Loads exceed 150–200 passengers per slot, dropping below 100 during weekends/holidays.
  
• Implication: Transport planning must be synchronised with school schedules to handle predictable surges.
  

3. Schools Without Transit: A Safety Gap

• Finding: Outer suburban zones lack transit near dense school clusters.
  
• Evidence: Postcode 3030 (Werribee) has 36+ schools but zero nearby public transport stops (GeoJSON + school overlay).
  
• Implication: Students face unsafe and inefficient commutes, directly challenging Hallmark 1’s safe access for education.
  

4. Primary Schools Dominate the Landscape

• Finding: 68% of Victorian schools are primary level.
  
• Evidence: Younger students are more reliant on adult accompaniment, walking, or short-distance transit.
  
• Implication: Transit coverage near primary schools is critical for safety and inclusion.
  

5. Transfer Bottlenecks Stall Movement

• Finding: Major hubs concentrate excessive transfers.
  
• Evidence:
  
  • Flinders Street: 25.09M alightings
    
  • Southern Cross: 16.05M
    
  • Richmond: 7.56M
    
  • Peak wait times approach 1 minute during rush hours.
    
• Implication: Bottlenecks at key interchanges undermine 20-minute connection goals.