CENSUS OF NEW SOUTH WALES, 1881.—SUMMARY TABLES., No. 34., RELIGION.—Return showing, for the different Religious Persuasions, the Proportion of Sexes, at the Censuses of 1861, 1871, and 1881 respectively.
Persuasions.	1861.			1871.			1881.
Persuasions.	Proportion of Males in 100 Persons.	Proportion of Females in 100 Persons.	Proportion of Females to 100 Males.	Proportion of Males in 100 Persons.	Proportion of Females in 100 Persons.	Proportion of Females to 100 Males.	Proportion of Males in 100 Persons.	Proportion of Females in 100 Persons.	Proportion of Females to 100 Males.
All Persuasions.	56.57	43.43	76.76	54.67	45.33	82.89	54.71	45.29	82.77
Protestants—
Church of England	57.02	42.98	75.37	55.33	44.67	80.75	54.64	45.36	83.02
Lutherans							73.88	26.12	35.35
Presbyterians	55.31	44.69	80.81	54.85	45.15	82.33	55.36	44.64	80.63
Wesleyan Methodists	50.51	49.49	97.97	50.78	49.22	96.94	51.10	48.90	95.67
Other Methodists	50.51	49.49	97.97	52.93	47.07	88.92	52.17	47.83	91.68
Congregationalists	52.01	47.99	92.99	49.93	50.07	100.28	49.73	50.27	101.06
Baptists	60.30	39.70	65.85	52.30	47.70	91.20	52.46	47.54	90.63
Unitarians				67.02	32.98	49.21	70.77	29.23	41.30
Other Protestants				64.75	35.25	51.20	58.50	41.50	70.93
Total Protestants	56.13	43.87	78.16	54.82	45.18	82.41	54.43	45.57	83.73
Catholics—
Roman Catholics	51.51	48.49	94.13	51.63	48.37	93.68	52.22	47.78	91.32
Catholics undescribed				53.81	46.19	85.85	56.31	43.69	77.57
Total Catholics	51.51	48.49	94.13	51.66	48.34	93.59	52.28	47.72	91.28
Hebrews	60.94	39.06	64.09	57.20	42.80	74.81	56.89	43.11	75.78
Other Persuasions	71.26	28.74	40.32	58.75	41.25	70.22	63.53	36.47	57.40
Unspecified Persuasions	71.26	28.74	40.32	65.51	34.49	52.66	70.72	29.28	41.41
Pagans	99.01	0.99	1.00	97.73	2.27	2.32	99.36	00.64	00.64