Local customs in Melbourne

Melbourne is the second largest city in Australia, the capital of Victoria, with the reputation of "Garden State" and an important industrial town in Australia. Melbourne is famous for its strong cultural atmosphere, greening, fashion, food, entertainment and sports activities. Melbourne's green coverage rate is as high as 40%. Victorian architecture, trams, opera houses, galleries, museums, tree-lined gardens and streets constitute Melbourne's elegant style.

Melbourne is a vibrant and joyful city with profound cultural heritage. In the eyes of the Australian people, Sydney, the largest city, is very prosperous, but it is only a commercial city, and Melbourne is a famous historical and cultural city. Melbourne is the only ancient building in Australia that has been listed in the United Nations World Cultural Heritage, and has a splendid human history. It is also a perennial host city for many famous international sports events. Melbourne has everything from the diversity of culture and art to the beauty of natural scenery. In terms of satisfying sensory entertainment, Melbourne can be said to be the highest in Australia, with its own characteristics in art, culture, entertainment, food, shopping and commerce. Melbourne has successfully integrated humanity and nature. 1990-2006 was selected as "the most livable city in the world" by Population Action International, headquartered in Washington.

Melbourne, with a population of about 3.74 million (3,744,373 according to the 2006 census), is a city inhabited by immigrants. Most new immigrants to Australia have gone to Melbourne and Sydney. Now (data in 2007), about 10 million new immigrants arrive in Australia every year, and about one third of them settle in Melbourne. Immigrants started a new life in Melbourne, but they also brought their own national traditions and habits. One-third of Melbourne residents were born as immigrants outside Australia, and more than 180 languages are spoken in Melbourne. Melbourne has immigrants from 233 countries and regions around the world, 1 16 religious beliefs. In addition to the main languages English, Greek, Italian, French, Spanish, Chinese, Vietnamese, Lebanese, Korean and other languages. In the letters that Melbourne residents usually receive from government departments and public service departments, in addition to English, the telephone numbers of interpretation services are listed in 16 commonly used non-English languages to facilitate residents who are not familiar with English to communicate with government departments. People of different races live together and have different styles in living habits, festivals and restaurants, which brings rich multicultural interests to Melbourne.