Maidstone vs Avondale Heights

Maidstone is the younger of the two, with a median age of 34 against 45 in Avondale Heights. In both, most households own their home. In Avondale Heights, the large majority of homes are detached houses and about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Avondale Heights: a median of $1.11 million, against $876,000 in Maidstone. Maidstone is closer to the city centre: 10 km, against 12.5 km. On these figures, Maidstone tends to suit young adults and buyers on a tighter budget, while Avondale Heights suits couples and older residents.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

Avondale Heights

ahead on 5 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • has more parks and reserves (22 vs 11)
  • carries lower crime risk (48/100 vs 82/100)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Maidstone

ahead on 4 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has cheaper units ($395,000 vs $693,500)
  • has cheaper land ($665,000 vs $960,000)
  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (24% vs 32%)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Maidstone

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (44% vs 21%)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (20% vs 25%)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Maidstone

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (21 min vs 27 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (10 km vs 12.5 km)
  • is more walkable (91/100 vs 81/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Maidstone

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (53% vs 23%)
  • has more GPs (5 vs 3)
  • is more walkable (91/100 vs 81/100)
  • But Avondale Heights has more residents already 65 and over (27% vs 11%)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Maidstone

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • returns a higher gross yield on units (7.6% vs 4.5%)

Weighs house yield, unit yield, and population growth.

Where they sit

Maidstone and Avondale Heights drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Maidstone Avondale Heights
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Maidstone Avondale Heights
Walkability 91 / 81
Maidstone — Walkability: 91/100 Avondale Heights — Walkability: 81/100
Safety 18 / 52
Maidstone — Safety: 18/100 Avondale Heights — Safety: 52/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Maidstone — Low fire risk: 100/100 Avondale Heights — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 65 / 40
Maidstone — Low flood risk: 65/100 Avondale Heights — Low flood risk: 40/100

Demographics

Avondale Heights skews older (45 vs 34); Avondale Heights has more residents (12,388 vs 9,389).

Maidstone Avondale Heights
Population 9,389 12,388
+32% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +4.0% +6.5%
Median age 34 45
Median household income $99,632/yr
+17% vs other
 $82,524/yr
Median weekly rent $381/wk $400/wk
+5% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Maidstone Avondale Heights
0-4 5.7% / 5.1%
Maidstone — 0-4: 5.7% Avondale Heights — 0-4: 5.1%
5-14 10.0% / 10.9%
Maidstone — 5-14: 10.0% Avondale Heights — 5-14: 10.9%
15-19 4.8% / 4.6%
Maidstone — 15-19: 4.8% Avondale Heights — 15-19: 4.6%
20-24 7.0% / 4.8%
Maidstone — 20-24: 7.0% Avondale Heights — 20-24: 4.8%
25-34 23.4% / 11.1%
Maidstone — 25-34: 23.4% Avondale Heights — 25-34: 11.1%
35-44 17.4% / 13.4%
Maidstone — 35-44: 17.4% Avondale Heights — 35-44: 13.4%
45-54 11.5% / 12.2%
Maidstone — 45-54: 11.5% Avondale Heights — 45-54: 12.2%
55-64 8.8% / 11.1%
Maidstone — 55-64: 8.8% Avondale Heights — 55-64: 11.1%
65-74 6.1% / 11.5%
Maidstone — 65-74: 6.1% Avondale Heights — 65-74: 11.5%
75-84 3.3% / 10.3%
Maidstone — 75-84: 3.3% Avondale Heights — 75-84: 10.3%
85+ 2.0% / 4.9%
Maidstone — 85+: 2.0% Avondale Heights — 85+: 4.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Maidstone 36.5% couple families
Maidstone — Couple Families: 36.5% Maidstone — Lone Person: 34.6% Maidstone — One Parent Families: 15.9% Maidstone — Group Household: 9.8% Maidstone — Other Families: 3.3%
Avondale Heights 47.4% couple families
Avondale Heights — Couple Families: 47.4% Avondale Heights — Lone Person: 31.4% Avondale Heights — One Parent Families: 16.6% Avondale Heights — Group Household: 2.8% Avondale Heights — Other Families: 1.9%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Maidstone 44.2% renting
Maidstone — Owned Outright: 21.1% Maidstone — Mortgage: 34.7% Maidstone — Renting: 44.2%
Avondale Heights 20.7% renting
Avondale Heights — Owned Outright: 49.3% Avondale Heights — Mortgage: 30.1% Avondale Heights — Renting: 20.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Maidstone Avondale Heights
Bachelor Degree 19.9% / 15.6%
Maidstone — Bachelor Degree: 19.9% Avondale Heights — Bachelor Degree: 15.6%
Certificate III & IV 7.7% / 10.0%
Maidstone — Certificate III & IV: 7.7% Avondale Heights — Certificate III & IV: 10.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.5% / 6.8%
Maidstone — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.5% Avondale Heights — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.8%
Postgraduate Degree 8.6% / 4.2%
Maidstone — Postgraduate Degree: 8.6% Avondale Heights — Postgraduate Degree: 4.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.4% / 1.8%
Maidstone — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.4% Avondale Heights — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.9%).

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Maidstone Avondale Heights
Vietnam 13.4% / 5.7%
Maidstone — Vietnam: 13.4% Avondale Heights — Vietnam: 5.7%
Italy 1.1% / 8.7%
Maidstone — Italy: 1.1% Avondale Heights — Italy: 8.7%
India 4.7% / 1.6%
Maidstone — India: 4.7% Avondale Heights — India: 1.6%
China 2.5% / 1.6%
Maidstone — China: 2.5% Avondale Heights — China: 1.6%
Philippines 2.2% / 1.3%
Maidstone — Philippines: 2.2% Avondale Heights — Philippines: 1.3%
Greece — / 2.3%
Maidstone — Greece: not among its largest Avondale Heights — Greece: 2.3%
New Zealand 1.5% / —
Maidstone — New Zealand: 1.5% Avondale Heights — New Zealand: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (13.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Maidstone 47.4% houses
Maidstone — Houses: 47.4% Maidstone — Townhouses: 38.0% Maidstone — Flats / Apartments: 14.6%
Avondale Heights 76.8% houses
Avondale Heights — Houses: 76.8% Avondale Heights — Townhouses: 22.2% Avondale Heights — Flats / Apartments: 1.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Maidstone Avondale Heights
Median house price $875,500 $1,113,500
Median unit price $395,000 $693,500
Median land price $665,000 $960,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 27 days
from 69 sales
 28 days
from 122 sales

Unit price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Maidstone Avondale Heights
2 bed $392K / $590K
Maidstone — 2 bed: $392K (51 sales) Avondale Heights — 2 bed: $590K (7 sales)

51 vs 7 sales

3 bed $660K / $750K
Maidstone — 3 bed: $660K (6 sales) Avondale Heights — 3 bed: $750K (11 sales)

6 vs 11 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Maidstone Avondale Heights
2 bed $828K / $825K
Maidstone — 2 bed: $828K (32 sales) Avondale Heights — 2 bed: $825K (11 sales)

32 vs 11 sales

3 bed $862K / $970K
Maidstone — 3 bed: $862K (62 sales) Avondale Heights — 3 bed: $970K (126 sales)

62 vs 126 sales

4 bed $1.1M / $1.3M
Maidstone — 4 bed: $1.1M (19 sales) Avondale Heights — 4 bed: $1.3M (66 sales)

19 vs 66 sales

5 bed $1.17M / $1.61M
Maidstone — 5 bed: $1.17M (5 sales) Avondale Heights — 5 bed: $1.61M (14 sales)

5 vs 14 sales

Zoning mix

Maidstone has more industrially zoned land (10% vs 0%).

Maidstone Avondale Heights
Residential 61% 68%
Parks and recreation 4% 26%
Other and special use 16% 0%
Industrial 10% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 8% 6%
Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09.

Development activity

Maidstone Avondale Heights
New dwellings approved 774
across Maribyrnong
 702
across Moonee Valley
Approvals change year on year +198% +82%

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Maidstone Avondale Heights
Houses 4.2%
$650/wk on $810K
 3.8%
$750/wk on $1.03M
Units 7.6%
$550/wk on $375K
 4.5%
$570/wk on $660K

Ranking within VIC

Maidstone Avondale Heights
House price Higher than 63% of VIC Higher than 69% of VIC
Income Higher than 72% of VIC Higher than 50% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 97% of VIC Higher than 94% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 53% of VIC Higher than 23% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 89% of VIC Higher than 81% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 93% of VIC Higher than 86% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 78% of VIC Higher than 52% of VIC
Rental yield (units) Higher than 99% of VIC Higher than 32% of VIC

Liveability

Maidstone is more walkable (91 vs 81).

Maidstone Avondale Heights
Grade A
same for both
Score 70/100
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
same for both

Risk profile

Avondale Heights carries more flood risk (60 vs 35); Maidstone carries more crime risk (82 vs 48).

Maidstone Avondale Heights
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
82/100
 Moderate
48/100
Flood Low
35/100
 Moderate
60/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
 Moderate
50/100
Industrial facilities nearby 24
within 5 km
 13
within 5 km

Schools

Maidstone Avondale Heights
Inside the suburb 1 2
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 3
Victoria University Footscray Park, 2.7 km
 2
Victoria University Footscray Park, 5.1 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 3.1% 2.3%

Schools in Maidstone

  • MacKillop Specialist School - Flexible Learning Centre Maidstone Catholic · Combined · Special school

Schools in Avondale Heights

  • St Martin de Porres School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Avondale Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Maidstone Avondale Heights
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 2 9
Parks & reserves 11 22
Childcare 5 7
GPs 5 3
Pharmacies 1
same for both
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 3 0
Waterways 0 2

Mobility

Avondale Heights sits further from the CBD (12.5 km vs 10 km).

Maidstone Avondale Heights
Walkability score 91/100 81/100
Distance to Melbourne 10 km 12.5 km
+25% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 21 min 27 min
Public transport score 79/100
Tram · Bus
 79/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 205.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 159.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 1.5%
postcode 3012
 1.1%
postcode 3034
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 18
postcode 3012
 21
postcode 3034

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Maidstone Avondale Heights
Car (driver) 51.7% / 59.0%
Maidstone — Car (driver): 51.7% Avondale Heights — Car (driver): 59.0%
Worked from Home 35.1% / 31.5%
Maidstone — Worked from Home: 35.1% Avondale Heights — Worked from Home: 31.5%
Car (passenger) 4.1% / 4.4%
Maidstone — Car (passenger): 4.1% Avondale Heights — Car (passenger): 4.4%
Train 4.3% / 2.3%
Maidstone — Train: 4.3% Avondale Heights — Train: 2.3%
Bus 2.0% / 1.1%
Maidstone — Bus: 2.0% Avondale Heights — Bus: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (59.0%).

Setting

Maidstone Avondale Heights
Elevation 39 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 48 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 7.3 km 9.8 km

NBN connectivity

Maidstone Avondale Heights
Connectivity score 84/100 76/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Hybrid fibre-coaxial
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 35%
4,532 premises
 7%
5,302 premises

Climate

Maidstone Avondale Heights
Annual rainfall 534 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 26.7°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.5°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Maidstone Avondale Heights
PM2.5 —
same for both
PM10 18.9 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Maidstone Avondale Heights
Average residential rate $2,450/yr $2,027/yr
Council Maribyrnong Moonee Valley

Federal electorate

Maidstone Avondale Heights
Division Fraser Maribyrnong
Member Daniel Mulino Jo Briskey
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Maidstone Avondale Heights
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Maidstone

Gentrifying Middle-Ring Multicultural Parks Townhouses

Avondale Heights

Middle-Ring Multicultural Parks Retirees Townhouses

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