Sandringham is one of Melbourne's bayside suburbs, located beside
Port Phillip at the end of the
Sandringham railway line. Sandringham is a popular location for beachgoers, sightseers, walkers, picnickers, photographers, cyclists and shoppers. It has a quaint village atmosphere with a number of cafes, coffee shops and restaurants (Greek, Chinese, Thai, Vietnamese, Indian, Japanese), take-away food outlets, gourmet food outlets, clothing stores, boutique homewares, hairdressers, professional offices, multi-story apartments, real estate agents, bakeries, a modern bookshop, a news agency, Coles supermarket, a health food store, a chemist, an award-winning library, a historical society, a large modern police station, a medical centre, a Life Saving club, a wine store, a bank, a large modern hotel (The Sandy) with a balcony overlooking the bay, an English pub with live music, a bike track and a coastal walking track. To and from the
Melbourne CBD, it takes 27 minutes to reach Sandringham by
train.
Buses travel between the
Sandringham railway station and
St Kilda,
Westfield Southland,
Chadstone shopping centre and other places. The
Sandringham Yacht Club is host to a number of
Sydney to Hobart yacht race winners. The main streets are home to some historic buildings, including the
railway station. According to the 2011 census, the most common ancestries in Sandringham were English (29.3%), Australian (25.8%), Irish (9.7%), Scottish (9.3%), and German (3.1%). Sandringham is home to C Company of the
Australian Army Reserve unit,
5th/6th Battalion, Royal Victoria Regiment. Sandringham was home to one of the last video rental stores which closed down in 2019. The suburb is located within the federal division of
Goldstein. ==Education==