A special analysis of movement data in the Melbourne CBD during the first week of the Stage 4 lockdown shows movement plummeting to a record low of only 17%…

This movement data was drawn from the day the Stage 4 lockdown for Melbourne was announced running through to the following weekend. A day-by-day analysis shows movement decreased on each subsequent day and had dropped to only 13% of pre-COVID-19 levels by Saturday August 8…

The interactive dashboard below tracks the movement data for those visiting the Melbourne CBD during 2020, excluding the CBD residents. Movement data from several key locations around Australia is also available to view by using the interactive dashboard below…

Michele Levine, CEO of Roy Morgan, says Stage 4 lockdown has caused a record drop in movement in the Melbourne CBD with movement averaging only 17% of pre COVID-19 levels in its first week, down another 10% points from late July:

“The second wave of COVID-19 has hit Melbourne hard and the surging rate of infections during July led to the State Government progressively tightening restrictions during the month. These restrictions included introducing Stage 3 restrictions on July 9, compulsory mask wearing for all Melburnians from July 22 and the introduction of Stage 4 restrictions in the first week of August.

“The move to Stage 4 restrictions seemed likely during July as infections kept increasing in Victoria and the Stage 3 lockdown (35% of normal movement) didn’t see the same reduction in movement as seen even before the first lockdown period in March-April-May (28% of normal movement)”…

Pretty much as expected. Melbourne is a ghost town right now.

Melbourne CBD movements plunge to 17% of pre-COVID level