Cambridge is a

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in the greater area of

Hobart Hobart ( ; Nuennonne/ Palawa kani: ''nipaluna'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian island state of Tasmania. Home to almost half of all Tasmanians, it is the least-populated Australian state capital city, and second-small ...

, capital of

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. It is in the

City of Clarence Clarence City Council (or City of Clarence) is a Local government in Australia, local government body in Tasmania, and one of the five municipalities that constitutes the Hobart, Greater Hobart Area. The Clarence local government area has a po ...

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. The suburb is situated in close proximity with Hobart International Airport and the

Cambridge Aerodrome Cambridge Aerodrome , also known as Cambridge Airport, is a minor airport located in Cambridge, a suburb of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. It is located only a few kilometres from the primary airport, Hobart International Airport. Cambridge ...

(Cambridge Airport), and is approximately 18 km to

via the

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. In recent years Cambridge had developed an

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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%. CC-BY icon

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Retail/facilities of Cambridge

* BP Service station *''Cambridge''

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*''The Cambridge Centre''

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Localities of City of Clarence {{ClarenceTAS-geo-stub