Medina, 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 | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Western Australia | ||||||||||||
| City | Perth, Western Australia | ||||||||||||
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| Established | 1951 | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 3.7 km2 (1.4 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 2,260 (SAL 2021) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 6167 | ||||||||||||
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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.