Maidstone is located 9 km north-west of the CBD. Maidstone is a small residential and industrial suburb located in Melbourne's western suburbs. The area features a large Vietnamese community and over a quarter of it's labour force employed in the manufacturing sector. Maidstone also contains significant commercial areas along the Western Highway. The suburb features the Scovell and Dobson Reserves the Medwaay Golf Club and Victoria University of Technology's Student Village.