The northern and north-east parts of the locality are suburban housing estates with the remainder of the locality has lower-density rural residential housing. There is a large undeveloped area in the more mountainous centre of the locality where unnamed peaks rise to 170 metres (560 ft).[3]
Maudsland was connected to the telephone network in 1924.[10]
The Maudsland Village Shopping Centre and an adjacent childcare centre were severely damaged by fire in August 2012.[11][12] Neighbouring businesses including a liquor store and tavern were undamaged. The shopping centre reopened in 2013.
There are no schools in Maudsland. The nearest government primary schools are Park Lake State School in neighbouring Pacific Pines to the east and Gaven State School in neighbouring Oxenford to the north-east. The nearest government secondary schools are Pacific Pines State High School in neighbouring Pacific Pines to the east and Nerang State High School in neighbouring Nerang to the south-east.[3]
^Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN978-1-921171-26-0
^"History". Coomera State School. Coomera State School. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 12 June 2014.
^"Gold Coast Inner Hinterland". Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
Coghill, Gloria A; Coomera State School (1998), 125 Years of schooling on the Coomera 1873–1998, G. Coghill, ISBN978-0-646-35838-3 — includes Maudsland State School
