The City of Melville is located eight kilometres from the Perth Central Business District, in an area of 52.72 square kilometres featuring 18.1 kilometres of foreshore.
The City consists of 18 suburbs, connected by over 1200 kilometres of local, arterial and major roads. It is the third largest local government authority in the metropolitan region.
It includes the suburbs of Alfred Cove, Applecross, Ardross, Attadale, Bateman, Bicton, Booragoon, Brentwood, Bull Creek, Kardinya, parts of Leeming, Melville, Mount Pleasant, Murdoch, Myaree, Palmyra, Willagee, and Winthrop.