Its former industrial uses largely continue today, although some parts have been converted to various types of housing.

Today there is a large private golf club in the north-west corner with a small industrial zone in the centre.

[citation needed] Maidstone was predominantly made up of period weatherboard, brick Art Deco and Californian Bungalow houses constructed between the 1920s and 1940s.

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.

The Maribyrnong River Trail connects cyclists to the Footscray Road off-road path and into Docklands and the Melbourne CBD.