Maidstone, Victoria

Maidstone
Melbourne, Victoria

Maribyrnong River
Maidstone
Coordinates 37°46′59″S 144°52′41″E / 37.783°S 144.878°E / -37.783; 144.878Coordinates: 37°46′59″S 144°52′41″E / 37.783°S 144.878°E / -37.783; 144.878
Population 7,750 (2011 census)[1]
 • Density 2,420/km2 (6,270/sq mi)
Established 1840s
Postcode(s) 3012
Area 3.2 km2 (1.2 sq mi)
Location 8 km (5 mi) from Melbourne
LGA(s) City of Maribyrnong
State electorate(s) Footscray
Federal Division(s)
Suburbs around Maidstone:
Avondale Heights Maribyrnong Maribyrnong
Braybrook Maidstone Maribyrnong
Braybrook West Footscray Footscray

Maidstone is a suburb 8 km west of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Its local government area is the City of Maribyrnong. At the 2011 Census, Maidstone had a population of 7,750.

Maidstone is a suburb of the City of Maribyrnong, located 8 km from the Melbourne CBD, bordered by West Footscray to the south on Suffolk Street, Braybrook to the west on Ashley St, Footscray to the east along Summerhill Road and Rosamond Road and Maribyrnong to the north and north-east along Williamson Road and Rosamond Road.

History

Maidstone was established in 1858. It was given the name after the town of Maidstone in Kent, which is close to Footscray, named after Foots Cray, another town formerly in Kent.

Maidstone Post Office opened on 1 October 1858 and closed in 1986.[2]

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

Footscray North Primary

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;

Notable people

See also

References

  1. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Maidstone (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 24 June 2012.
  2. ↑ Premier Postal History, Post Office List, retrieved 11 April 2008
  3. ↑ Golf Select, Medway, retrieved 11 May 2009
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