Businesses include restaurants, hair salons, grocery stores, travel agencies, Daiguo shipping companies, and medicine shops.

While the northern vicinity of the Perth central business district has always had a high proportion of non-Anglo-Celtic migrants, its make-up has changed with time.

Historically many Chinese (usually of Malaysian, Singaporean or Indonesian background) settled in Northbridge alongside other immigrant groups.

However, the city's low population density and comparatively low-cost property encourages migrants to move to the expanding suburbs.

This event has involved multiple stalls, entertainment and activities along a closed to traffic James Street, as well as the Northbridge Piazza and Yagan Square.