CENSUS OF NEW SOUTH WALES, 1881.—SUMMARY TABLES., No. 33., RELIGION.—Return showing the Percentage of Population of different Religious Persuasions, at the Censuses of 1861, 1871, and 1881 respectively, and the Percentage of Increase of the same, as compared with the Total Increase of Population in the two decennial periods 1861-1871 and 1871-1881.
| Persuasions. |
Percentage of Population. |
Percentage of Total Increase in the Decennial period 1861-1871. |
Percentage of Total Increase in the Decennial period 1871-1881. |
| 1861. |
1871. |
1881. |
| Persons. |
Males. |
Females. |
|
Persons. |
|
Males. |
|
Females. |
Persons. |
Males. |
Females. |
Persons. |
Males. |
Females. |
Persons. |
Males. |
Females. |
| All Persuasions |
100.00 |
100.00 |
100.00 |
|
100.00 |
|
100.00 |
|
100.00 |
100.00 |
100.00 |
100.00 |
100.00 |
100.00 |
100.00 |
100.00 |
100.00 |
100.00 |
| Protestants— |
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| Church of England |
45.59 |
45.95 |
45.12 |
|
45.49 |
|
46.03 |
|
44.83 |
45.50 |
45.50 |
45.64 |
45.25 |
46.22 |
44.27 |
45.71 |
44.42 |
47.27 |
| Lutherans |
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0.65 |
0.87 |
0.37 |
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1.96 |
2.63 |
1.13 |
| Presbyterians |
9.89 |
9.67 |
10.18 |
|
9.75 |
|
9.77 |
|
9.71 |
9.66 |
9.77 |
9.52 |
9.42 |
10.06 |
8.78 |
9.46 |
9.75 |
9.12 |
| Wesleyan Methodists |
6.75 |
6.03 |
7.69 |
7.85 |
7.20 |
7.31 |
6.68 |
8.49 |
7.81 |
7.60 |
7.09 |
8.19 |
10.37 |
10.64 |
10.10 |
8.39 |
7.92 |
8.97 |
| Other Methodists |
|
|
|
|
0.65 |
|
0.63 |
|
0.68 |
0.98 |
0.93 |
1.03 |
|
|
|
1.62 |
1.52 |
1.73 |
| Congregationalists |
1.54 |
1.42 |
1.70 |
|
1.83 |
|
1.68 |
|
2.03 |
1.91 |
1.73 |
2.12 |
2.51 |
2.34 |
2.68 |
2.05 |
1.85 |
2.30 |
| Baptists |
2.81 |
2.99 |
2.57 |
2.42 |
0.82 |
2.73 |
0.79 |
2.06 |
0.87 |
0.98 |
0.93 |
1.02 |
1.53 |
2.02 |
1.03 |
1.28 |
1.23 |
1.33 |
| Unitarians |
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|
|
0.17 |
|
0.21 |
|
0.13 |
0.12 |
0.14 |
0.07 |
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0.01 |
0.01 |
0.03 |
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decrease. |
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decrease |
|
decrease |
| Other Protestants |
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|
1.43 |
|
1.73 |
|
1.06 |
1.33 |
1.41 |
1.21 |
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|
|
1.11 |
0.78 |
1.51 |
| Total Protestants |
66.58 |
66.06 |
67.26 |
|
67.34 |
|
67.52 |
|
67.12 |
68.73 |
68.37 |
69.17 |
69.08 |
71.28 |
66.86 |
71.57 |
70.11 |
73.33 |
| Catholics— |
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| Roman Catholics |
28.27 |
25.74 |
31.57 |
|
28.95 |
|
27.34 |
|
30.90 |
27.55 |
26.32 |
29.04 |
30.52 |
31.47 |
29.57 |
24.68 |
24.23 |
25.23 |
| Catholics undescribed |
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0.34 |
|
0.34 |
|
0.34 |
0.08 |
0.08 |
0.07 |
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0.44 |
0.43 |
0.47 |
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decrease. |
decrease. |
decrease. |
| Total Catholics |
28.27 |
25.74 |
31.57 |
|
29.29 |
|
27.68 |
|
31.24 |
27.63 |
26.40 |
29.11 |
31.63 |
32.65 |
30.60 |
24.24 |
23.80 |
24.76 |
| Hebrews |
0.50 |
0.54 |
0.45 |
|
0.48 |
|
0.49 |
|
0.45 |
0.44 |
0.45 |
0.41 |
0.42 |
0.39 |
0.44 |
0.35 |
0.36 |
0.34 |
| Other Persuasions |
0.97 |
1.22 |
0.64 |
1.41 |
0.23 |
1.66 |
0.25 |
1.11 |
0.21 |
0.14 |
0.16 |
0.11 |
2.43 |
2.81 |
2.05 |
0.05 |
0.02 |
0.09 |
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decrease. |
decrease. |
decrease. |
| Unspecified Persuasions |
|
|
|
|
1.18 |
|
1.41 |
|
0.90 |
1.82 |
2.36 |
1.18 |
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|
|
3.13 |
4.27 |
1.75 |
| Pagans |
3.68 |
6.44 |
0.08 |
|
1.48 |
|
2.65 |
|
0.08 |
1.24 |
2.26 |
0.02 |
3.56 |
7.13 |
0.05 |
0.76 |
1.48 |
0.09 |
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decrease. |
decrease. |
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decrease. |