Population 7,750 (2011 census) Postcode(s) 3012 Postal code 3012 | Established 1840s Area 3.2 km² | |
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Federal divisions Division of Gellibrand, Division of Maribyrnong | ||
Maidstone is an inner-western suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 8 km from Melbourne's Central Business District. Its local government area is the City of Maribyrnong. At the 2011 Census, Maidstone had a population of 7,750.
Contents
- Map of Maidstone VIC 3012 Australia
- History
- Attractions
- Education
- Features
- Sport facilities
- Transport
- Flora and fauna
- Notable people
- References
Map of Maidstone VIC 3012, Australia
Maidstone is a residential pocket of Melbourne's inner-west. Maidstone's north side (towards Highpoint Shopping Centre) boasts new housing, wide streets, and the majority of the suburb's businesses. Maidstone's quieter south side has more established period housing, whilst the west benefits from park spaces and the east from good access to amenities.
The suburb is bounded by Suffolk Street to the south, Ashley Street to the west, along Summerhill Road and Rosamond Road to the east, and along Williamson Road and Rosamond Road to the north and north-east.
History
Maidstone was established in 1858. It was given the name after the town of Maidstone in Kent, in England.
Maidstone was predominantly made up of period weatherboard, brick Art Deco and Californian Bungalow houses constructed between the 1920s and 1940s. Concrete houses built in the late 1940s to house the families of returned servicemen from World War II are also found. From the early 1990s many old factory sites in Maidstone have been turned into new housing estates comprising hundreds of houses and townhouses. Maidstone's recent development boost, good public transport availability and close proximity to the CBD has also seen the median house price escalate dramatically over the past 10 years.
Attractions
Education
Features
Sport facilities
Maidstone boasts many sports clubs. The list of clubs include the following;
Transport
Tram route 57 tram provides public transport from Flinders Street Station in the city to Cordite Avenue, West Maribyrnong, on the border of Maidstone, while tram route 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 very few Melbourne tram routes which do not travel through the Melbourne CBD.
West Footscray and Tottenham train stations are the closest to Maidstone but many residents catch the bus to Footscray station.
A number of different bus routes pass through Maidstone.
The Maribyrnong River Trail connects cyclists to the Footscray Road off-road path and into Docklands and the Melbourne CBD.
Flora and fauna
Many native species exist along the Maribyrnong River. Some species thrive in the area and often journey up and down river from Brimbank Park (5 km up river from Maidstone). The most abundant are;