City of Melville
The City of Melville is the third largest LGA in Perth’s metropolitan region. It is located on Perth’s Swan River has a population of approximately 98,000 and almost 40,000 dwellings. It is home to eighteen suburbs divided into six wards, which are connected by over 1200 km of roads.
Melville is located 8km from the Perth CBC, in an area of 52 sq km. It features 18.1 km of foreshore. There are 210 parks and reserves spanning 600 hectares of public open space and 300 hectares of bushland. The City of Melville was established as a Roads Board in 1901, and became a Shire in 1961, then a Town in 1962, and a City in 1968.
The city’s commercial properties create over 150,000 square metres of retail floor-space. The regional commercial centre is Garden City Shopping Centre in Booragoon. The Myaree Mixed Business precinct is the largest industrial area in Melville providing business, retail and industrial functions. |
