Who lives here
9,389
residents at the 2021 Census
- Median age34
- Aged 65+11.4%
- Under 2527.5%
- Median household income$1,916/wk
- Median rent$381/wk
Maribyrnong, Victoria
A quiet suburb backing a very unquiet freight and services economy.
Maidstone sits inside the Maribyrnong council area, where freight and knowledge work compete for the same stretch of Melbourne's inner west. Transport, postal & warehousing is Maribyrnong council's largest sector at 1,367 businesses, just ahead of professional, scientific & technical services on 1,248 across the same council area, which says as much about the trucks moving through the area as it does about the offices above them. The suburb itself holds a population of 9,389 and a household income of $1,916 a week, figures that put it closer to a working, still-affordable inner suburb than a gentrified one.
With 1,000 businesses already trading in Maidstone, whoever picks up the phone next has usually been Googled first, compared against two competitors and judged in the time it takes the kettle to boil. A locksmith, a physio, an electrician or a mortgage broker is competing before the enquiry lands, on whichever site loads fastest and actually answers the question. Median age here is 34, and with 27.5% of residents under 25, most of that searching happens on a phone, which punishes anyone still running a static page nobody has touched in years. Health care & social assistance accounts for 835 businesses across Maribyrnong, and construction for 1,033 more across the same council area, proof there's steady work for a clinic, a builder or a tradie who looks current. A slow site here doesn't just lose a sale, it loses the booking to whoever answered the search two minutes faster.
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Live ABS data · updated 2026-08-29
The Maidstone market, by the numbers.
Pulled from the Australian Bureau of Statistics: the 2021 Census for Maidstone itself, and the latest Data by Region release (2025) for the Maribyrnong area. This is the market your website sells into.
The business scene
~1,000
businesses in Maidstone (estimated*)
- Maribyrnong total9,194
- Solo / non-employing6,326
- 1–4 staff1,945
- 5–19 staff711
- 20+ staff212
90% of local businesses have fewer than 5 staff. That's exactly who FindDevs was built for.
Biggest local industries
Businesses by industry, Maribyrnong (2025)
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Transport, postal & warehousing1,367
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Professional, scientific & technical services1,248
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Construction1,033
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Rental, hiring & real estate938
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Health care & social assistance835
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Retail trade781
*Suburb business estimate: LGA business count (ABS CABEE, Data by Region) apportioned by the suburb's share of the LGA population at the 2021 Census; rounded to the nearest 10. Sources: ABS Census 2021 (Suburbs and Localities), ABS Data by Region. Refreshed 2026-08-29.
Typical projects
What Maidstone businesses actually build.
Indicative ranges from briefs like these in the FindDevs network. Your three quotes will be specific to your scope.
Trade & Construction Site
Typical price
$3,000 – $8,000
Timeline
2–4 weeks
For builders, electricians and other trades quoting work across Maribyrnong's construction sector, built to show licences, past jobs and get the phone ringing.
- Quote request form
- Licence & insurance badges
- Photo gallery of past jobs
- Click-to-call on every page
Professional & Health Services Site
Typical price
$3,500 – $9,500
Timeline
3–5 weeks
For consultants, clinics and agents competing in a market with 1,248 professional and technical firms and 835 health care businesses across Maribyrnong.
- Booking & enquiry forms
- Staff & service pages
- Google Business integration
- Mobile-first layout
Logistics & Booking Portal
Typical price
$4,500 – $12,000
Timeline
4–6 weeks
For transport, freight and warehousing operators, the largest sector in Maribyrnong at 1,367 businesses, needing quote calculators, tracking pages or a driver booking system.
- Freight quote calculator
- Booking/scheduling system
- Fleet & service pages
- Mobile tracking-friendly design
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Why FindDevs in Maidstone
Local knowledge, without being stuck with one local option.
Three quotes, not one local guess.
Around Maidstone the problem isn't finding someone who says they build websites. It's telling who's actually good. We vet so you don't have to, then hand you three written quotes from developers matched to your exact brief, in 24 hours.
All Australian. All vetted.
Every developer holds an ABN, works Australian hours, and passed our vetting: portfolio, communication, and references from Aussie clients. 12% acceptance rate. No offshore hand-offs.
Built for Maidstone's actual customers.
The median age in Maidstone is 34. Your customers find everything on their phones, usually in a spare minute. We match developers who build mobile-first, fast-loading pages that turn that search into a call or a booking.
Free, with a safety net.
The service costs you nothing. Developers cover our fee from their winning quote, never inflated into your price. And if a matched developer drops the ball mid-project, we step in. Service Guarantee, always.
FAQ
Maidstone questions.
It depends on what the site needs to do. A trade or construction site for a builder or electrician typically runs $3,000 – $8,000. A professional or health services site with booking forms and staff pages sits at $3,500 – $9,500. A logistics or booking portal for freight and warehousing operators runs closer to $4,500 – $12,000, given the extra work of quote calculators and scheduling. Every quote is fixed price, agreed before work starts, and compared from three vetted developers so you're not guessing at the number.
No, and that's the point: you get matched with whichever of our vetted Australian developers suits the brief, not whoever happens to have an office nearby. All communication happens by phone, email or video call, and the fixed-price quote covers the build regardless of where the developer is based. What matters is the site works for Maidstone customers: fast on mobile, clear about what you do, and set up to rank for local searches.
Most projects run 2 to 6 weeks depending on scope. A straightforward trade or service site is usually 2–4 weeks. A professional or health services site with booking and staff pages takes 3–5 weeks. A logistics or booking portal, with quote calculators or scheduling built in, runs 4–6 weeks. You'll get an exact timeline as part of the fixed-price quote, before you commit to anything.
Fixed prices
Know the price before you talk to anyone.
These are published fixed-price builds, available to Maidstone businesses like any other. No hourly rates, no discovery call before you can see a number.
Starter Business Website
$1,990
1–2 weeks
A sharp five-page website that makes a small business look established, live in a fortnight.
See what's includedProfessional Business Website
$4,950
2–4 weeks
The full small-business build: 8–12 pages, booking or quoting flows, and local SEO that actually ranks.
See what's includedLocal SEO Build-Out
$2,950
2 weeks
The ranking machine bolted onto your existing site: service pages, suburb pages, schema and reviews, done properly once.
See what's includedWebsite Care Plan
$190
Ongoing monthly
Hosting, updates, backups, security and monthly changes, all handled, so your site stays fast and safe without you thinking about it.
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Your industry
Developers who have built for your trade before.
The biggest employers around Maidstone, by registered businesses in Maribyrnong. Each one has its own page, because a cafe site and a plant-hire site are not the same job.
Professional, scientific & technical services
1,248
local businesses
Web developers for this sector
Construction
1,033
local businesses
Web developers for this sector
Rental, hiring & real estate
938
local businesses
Web developers for this sector
Health care & social assistance
835
local businesses
Web developers for this sector
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