Cambridge, Tasmania

Cambridge Hobart, Tasmania
A Panoramic photo taken in Cambridge of bush fire smoke over the horizon.
Cambridge
Coordinates	42°50′12″S 147°26′28″E
Population	1,454 (SAL 2021)[1]
LGA(s)	City of Clarence
Federal division(s)	Franklin
Suburbs around Cambridge: Richmond Flagstaff Gully Cambridge Midway Point Mornington Acton Park Seven Mile Beach

Cambridge is a suburb in the greater area of Hobart, capital of Tasmania, Australia. It is in the City of Clarence local government area. The suburb is situated in close proximity to Hobart International Airport and the Cambridge Aerodrome (Cambridge Airport),[2] and is approximately 18 km to Hobart via the Tasman Highway. In recent years Cambridge had developed an Industrial estate and has become a popular commuter town for people working in Hobart.

Population

In the 2016 Census, there were 1,161 people in Cambridge. 87.6% of people were born in Australia and 95.1% of people spoke only English at home. The most common responses for religion were No Religion 36.1%, Anglican 23.7% and Catholic 23.5%.[3]

Retail/facilities of Cambridge

• BP Service station
• Cambridge Primary school
• The Cambridge Centre Shopping Centre
• Hartz Tasmania – Soft drinks

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Cambridge (Tas.) (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
2. "City of Clarence". Clarence City Council. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
3. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Cambridge (Tas.) (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 7 October 2018. Material was copied from this source, which is available under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

External links

• Media related to Cambridge, Tasmania at Wikimedia Commons