Chinese New Year

According to the 2006 Census, Western Australia has the largest proportion of people born overseas with more than half a million people (27.1% ) born overseas. Almost half of the population had one or both parents born overseas and nearly a quarter of a million people spoke a language other than English at home.

Today, the City of Melville  is home to  99,351 people. Overall, 31.9% of the population was born overseas, and 17.8% were from a non-English speaking background. The majority of these residents speak a language other than English at home, the most common being Mandarin, Cantonese, Italian, Indonesian and German.

The City of Melville has a strong commitment to valuing the cultural diversity of our residents and could not miss the opportunity to acknowledge our Chinese community and their celebrations towards the beginning of a New Year. Gong Xi Far Tsai (Happy New Year)!