Maidstone, Victoria

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Maidstone
Melbourne, Victoria

Population:

6166 (2001 census)

Postcode:

3012

Area:

3.2 km²

Property Value:

AUD $315,000 ^[1]

Location:

9 km from Melbourne

LGA:

City of Maribyrnong

State District:

Footscray

Federal Division:

Gellibrand

Suburbs around Maidstone
Avondale Heights	Maribyrnong
Braybrook	Maidstone	Maribyrnong
Braybrook	West Footscray	Footscray

Maidstone is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Its Local Government Area is the City of Maribyrnong.

Maidstone is a small suburb of Melbourne, bordered by West Footscray to the South on Suffolk St, Braybrook to the west on Ashley St, Footscray to the East along Summerhill and Rosamond Roads and Maribyrnong to the North and North West along Cordite Avenue, Raleigh Road and Van Ness Avenue.

[edit] Features

Highpoint Shopping Centre
Maribyrnong Aquatic Centre
Maribyrnong College

These are all technically part of Maidstone but are now often considered part of the suburb of Maribyrnong, as the region traditionally known as Maribyrnong encompasses a large area of Maidstone.

There is also a Student Village for the Victoria University in the area.
Medway Golf Course is also located in Maidstone.
Footscray United Cricket Club is located at Scovell Reserve in Maidstone.

[edit] Transportation

The number 57 tram provides public transport from Flinders Street Station in the city to Cordite Avenue, West Maribyrnong, on the border of Maidstone. The number 82 tram provides public transport from Moonee Ponds (Ascot Vale Road / Puckle Street) to Footscray (Leeds Street / Irving Street)passing through Maidstone for a segment of its journey. It is one of Melbourne's very few tram routes which does not travel through the Melbourne CBD.

As Highpoint Shopping Centre is in Maidstone, there are a number of different buses that pass through the area. Including the 215, 223, 406, 407, 408, 468 routes which converge on Highpoint as well as the 410 which passes through Maidstone along Ballarat Road on its journey from Sunshine to Footscray.