Sandringham (/ˈsændrɪŋhæm/ SAN-dring-ham or sometimes /ˈsændrɪŋəm/ SAN-dring-əm) is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 16 km (10 mi) south of Melbourne's Central Business District,[2] located within the City of Bayside local government area. Sandringham recorded a population of 10,926 at the 2021 census.[1]
| Sandringham Melbourne, Victoria | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 37°57′09″S 145°00′44″E / 37.9525°S 145.012311°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 10,926 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 3,120/km2 (8,090/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 3191 | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 20 m (66 ft) | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 3.5 km2 (1.4 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 16 km (10 mi) from Melbourne | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Bayside | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Sandringham | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Goldstein | ||||||||||||||
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History
editSandringham formed part of the early estates in the parish of Moorabbin purchased by Josiah Holloway in 1852. Named Gipsy Village, lots were sold between 1852 and 1854 notwithstanding little settlement taking place at the time.[3] Bluff Town Post Office opened on 1 April 1868, closed in 1871, reopened in 1873 and was renamed Sandringham in 1887.[4]
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Sandringham in 1908 -
Sandringham Beach around 1915 -
Clarice Beckett, Sandringham Beach, National Gallery of Australia -
Wreck of HMAS J7 Submarine in Sandringham Yacht Club marina. Sunk as breakwater in 1927 -
Brighton 0 Beach Esplanade looking towards Sandringham
Today
editSandringham 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,[5] a historical society, a large modern police station, a medical centre, a Life Saving club, a hardware store, 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.
In 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%.[6]
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.[7]
The suburb is located within the federal division of Goldstein.
Education
editSandringham Primary School, that opened in 1855, is one of the oldest schools in Victoria. Sandringham Primary partially burned down on in the early morning of 1 February 2020.[8]
Sandringham College - a State secondary college - has two campuses in east Sandringham,[9] one on Bluff Road (Years 7–9) and one on Holloway Road (Years 10–12).[10]
Private schools in the area include Firbank Girls' Grammar School junior school (known as Sandringham House) and Sacred Heart Parish Catholic School. Another school in the area is Sandringham East Primary, which celebrated its 80th anniversary in 2011. The Melbourne International School of Japanese, a part-time Japanese education programme, once held its classes at Sandringham East Primary.[11]
Sports
editThe Sandringham Football Club, known as the Zebras, of the Victorian Football League, has had a number of players go on to play in the AFL, including Trevor Barker, Ian Cooper, radio personality Rex Hunt, Andrew Krakouer, Paul Dimattina, Matthew Warnock, Ted Richards and Tom Langdon. Its games record holder is Nick Sautner (202 games, 621 goals).[12] The club's home ground is the Trevor Barker oval on Beach Road (opposite the end of Bridge Road).
Based at the RG Chisholm Reserve, Duncan Street, the East Sandringham Boys Cricket Club features in suburban competitions throughout the cricket season.[13] The club has developed cricketers particularly at a junior level, notably Shane Warne[14] who has on occasion returned to play for his junior club.[15] The R G Chisholm Reserve (known locally as the Duncan Street Oval) is also home to the East Sandringham Junior Football Club, which produced future Brownlow Medallists Chris Judd and Jobe Watson.[16]
The city also hosts the Sandringham Soccer Club, which features both a men's and a women's team.[17]
The city also hosts the Sandringham Amateur Athletic Club which was founded at a meeting held on 8 April 1930. The first recorded event was an 880 yards handicap at the Beach Oval (now Sandringham Football Ground).
Notable residents
edit- Marjorie Bick, biochemist
- Jack Cato, photographer
- Tim Flannery, scientist and Australian of the Year 2007, grew up in Sandringham in the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s.
- Bob Hawke, Prime Minister of Australia from March 1983 to December 1991, lived in Keats Street, Sandringham, from 1958 to 1964. Hawke then moved to Royal Avenue, Sandringham in 1964.[18]
- Brad Hodge, Australian Test cricketer and former captain of the Victorian Bushrangers.
- Jon Holland, Australian Test cricketer.
- Chris Judd, two-time AFL Brownlow Medallist, West Coast Eagles premiership captain and former Carlton Blues captain, was born in Sandringham and played football for East Sandringham Junior Football Club and then the Sandringham Dragons in the TAC Cup as a junior.
- Lisa McCune, four time Gold Logie award-winning actress[19]
- Lisa McIntosh, Paralympic sprinter and five-time gold medallist was born in Sandringham.[20]
- Jared Rivers, Geelong Football Club player in the Australian Football League (AFL).
- Jobe Watson, former Essendon Football Club player
See also
edit- City of Sandringham – Sandringham was previously within this former local government area.
References
edit- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Sandringham (Vic.) (Suburbs and Localities)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
- ^ "Postcode 3191 - Sandringham, Victoria (near Melbourne)". Postcodes Australia. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
- ^ "Josiah Holloway". Kingston Local History. Retrieved 22 October 2008.
- ^ "Post Office List". Phoenix Auctions History. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
- ^ "Australia's Favourite Library | Australian Library and Information Association". alia.org.au. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
- ^ "2011 Census QuickStats: Sandringham (Vic.)". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
- ^ "Bragains on Offer at Network Video Sandringham Closing Down Sale". Heraldsun.com.au. Retrieved 23 July 2022. (subscription required)
- ^ McMillan, Ashleigh; Papworth, Tate (1 February 2020). "Six arrested over Sandringham school fire". The Age. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
- ^ "Senior Campus". Sandringham College. 2016. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
- ^ "Beaumaris Campus - closed". Sandringham College. 2016. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
- ^ "大洋州の補習授業校一覧（平成25年4月15日現在". MEXT. 30 March 2014. Archived from the original on 30 March 2014. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
- ^ Sandringham Football Club#Notable former players
- ^ "Club history". East Sandringham Boys Cricket Club. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
- ^ "Tribute to Shane Warne: Part 1". Sports Card World. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
- ^ "Shane Warne returns to play senior cricket for his former suburban club, East Sandringham". ABC News. 17 October 2015. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
- ^ "Where It All Began - Chris Judd and Jobe Watson". YouTube. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021.
- ^ "Sandringham Women's Soccer Club sink their teeth into Grill'd competition". Herald Sun. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
- ^ "Australia's Prime Ministers". National Archives of Australia.
- ^ Actor Lisa McCune sells home in Melbourne’s Sandringham for $5.25m at auction Domain 7 November 2020
- ^ "McIntosh, Elizabeth". Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games Corporation. Retrieved 22 January 2012.
