| Medina Perth, Western Australia, Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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 Medina, seen from Chalk Hill Lookout | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 32°13′55″S 115°48′07″E / 32.232°S 115.802°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 2,260 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1951 | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 6167 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 3.7 km2 (1.4 sq mi)[2] | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Kwinana | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Kwinana | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Brand | ||||||||||||||
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Medina is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Kwinana. It lies 32 km south of central Perth.
Medina was the first developed of the Kwinana suburbs named after ships carrying settlers to the Swan River Colony in 1829 and 1830. Medina arrived at Fremantle on 6 July 1830 with 51 passengers on board. The ship's name Medina is believed to be derived from the River Medina on the Isle of Wight, and was approved as a suburb name in 1953. Streets were named after passengers and crew, such as Pace Road after Captain Walter Pace, and Ridley Green, Ridley Way and Ridley Court after passenger Mary Eliza Ridley.[3]
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Medina (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "2016 Community Profiles: Medina (State Suburb)". 2016 Census of Population and Housing. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
- ^ "History". City of Kwinana. 2017. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
