Road Signs & Signals · Victoria

Speed Limit and Zone Signs in Victoria

Regulatory signs say what you must or must not do, and ignoring them is an offence. A speed limit sign shows the maximum speed in good conditions. The limit is a ceiling, not a target.

  • Built-up areas are 50 km/h and areas outside them 100 km/h unless signs say otherwise.
  • Area speed limit signs on every road into a network of roads set one limit for the whole area.
  • Electronic variable signs can show lower limits at high-risk times.

Read more: speed limits. School zones and shared zones.

Signs in this group

  • Speed limit ahead sign – meaning and rules in Victoria
    Speed limit ahead sign
  • Reduce speed sign – meaning and rules in Victoria
    Reduce speed
  • Reduce speed now sign – meaning and rules in Victoria
    Reduce speed now sign
  • On bridge sign – meaning and rules in Victoria
    On bridge sign
  • Shared zone sign – meaning and rules in Victoria
    Shared zone sign
  • Hospital zone sign – meaning and rules in Victoria
    Hospital zone
  • School zone speed limits sign – meaning and rules in Victoria
    School zone speed limits
  • Speed limit sign – meaning and rules in Victoria
    Speed limit sign
  • End speed limit sign – meaning and rules in Victoria
    End speed limit
  • Area speed zone sign – meaning and rules in Victoria
    Area speed zone

Quick answers

What is the default speed limit in a built-up area in Victoria?

50 km/h unless a sign says otherwise.

Based on the Victorian Road to Solo Driving handbook and the VicRoads learner and probationary pages. Rules change from time to time, so check vicroads.vic.gov.au for the latest.