CENSUS OF NEW SOUTH WALES, 1891.—RELIGIONS., TABLE III.—Showing the Number of Persons, Males and Females, of various Religions in the Colony of New South Wales (exclusive of Aborigines).
| RELIGIOUS DENOMINATION. |
Males. |
Females. |
Total. |
| Total Population |
608,003 |
515,951 |
1,123,954 |
| EPISCOPALIANS— |
|
|
|
| Church of England, Episcopalian, Anglican |
269,605 |
233,370 |
502,975 |
| Free Church of England |
41 |
35 |
76 |
| English Catholic |
1 |
1 |
2 |
| Episcopal Church of Scotland |
2 |
1 |
3 |
| Protestant Episcopal Church of U.S.A. |
9 |
10 |
19 |
| CATHOLICS— |
|
|
|
| Roman Catholic |
149,371 |
137,524 |
286,895 |
| Greek, Russian, Orthodox Church |
242 |
11 |
253 |
| Catholic, not otherwise defined |
13 |
3 |
16 |
| PRESBYTERIANS— |
|
|
|
| Presbyterian Church of New South Wales |
57,855 |
48,609 |
106,464 |
| Presbyterian Church of Eastern Australia |
1,092 |
1,062 |
2,154 |
| Free Presbyterian Church |
215 |
99 |
314 |
| Covenanter |
1 |
|
1 |
| Church of Scotland |
216 |
120 |
336 |
| United Presbyterian Church |
63 |
58 |
121 |
| METHODISTS— |
|
|
|
| Wesleyan, Wesleyan Methodist |
44,713 |
42,803 |
87,516 |
| Primitive Methodist |
10,448 |
9,904 |
20,352 |
| Bryanite |
2 |
|
2 |
| United Methodist Free Church |
516 |
489 |
1,005 |
| Methodist New Connexion |
14 |
5 |
19 |
| Lay Methodist |
288 |
296 |
584 |
| Protestant Methodist |
3 |
10 |
13 |
| Independent Methodist |
5 |
4 |
9 |
| Methodist Episcopal Church of the United States |
8 |
|
8 |
| French Evangelistic Methodist |
|
1 |
1 |
| Free Church of Tonga |
|
1 |
1 |
| Methodist, not otherwise defined |
360 |
242 |
602 |
| BAPTISTS— |
|
|
|
| General Baptist, Baptist Union of New South Wales |
6,282 |
6,039 |
12,321 |
| Welsh Baptist |
9 |
8 |
17 |
| Scotch Baptist |
|
1 |
1 |
| Campbellite |
1 |
|
1 |
| Mennonite |
2 |
2 |
4 |
| Particular, Close Communion Baptist |
347 |
337 |
684 |
| Hard-shell Baptist |
1 |
|
1 |
| Seventh-day Baptist, Adventist |
43 |
40 |
83 |
| INDEPENDENTS— |
|
|
|
| Congregationalist, Independent |
12,090 |
11,999 |
24,089 |
| Nonconformist |
18 |
5 |
23 |
| LUTHERANS— |
|
|
|
| German Evangelical |
3,377 |
1,526 |
4,903 |
| Norwegian Evangelical |
1,356 |
78 |
1,434 |
| Danish Church |
1 |
|
1 |
| Lutheran, not otherwise defined |
1,205 |
406 |
1,612 |
| BIBLE CHRISTIAN |
1,273 |
1,063 |
2,336 |
| CHRISTIANS— |
|
|
|
| Christian, Disciple of Christ, Church of Christ. |
1,002 |
1,040 |
2,042 |
| Christian Brethren, Plymouth Brethren |
477 |
559 |
1,036 |
| Christian Israelite, First-day Christian |
77 |
76 |
153 |
| OTHER CHRISTIAN SECTS— |
|
|
|
| Moravian, United Brethren |
12 |
4 |
16 |
| New Church, New Jerusalem Church, Swedenborgian |
194 |
176 |
370 |
| Catholic Apostolic Church, Irvingite |
175 |
170 |
345 |
| Society of Friends, Quaker |
159 |
88 |
247 |
| Unitarian, Unitarian Christian |
885 |
444 |
1,329 |
| Welsh Church |
38 |
24 |
62 |
| Calvinist |
25 |
13 |
38 |
| Calvinistic Methodist |
20 |
12 |
32 |
| Reformed Church |
2 |
|
2 |
| Reformed Church of Germany |
2 |
1 |
3 |
| Swiss Reformed Church |
20 |
3 |
23 |
| Dutch Reformed Church |
1 |
|
1 |
| Australian Church |
15 |
12 |
27 |
| Christadelphian |
273 |
275 |
548 |
| Latter-day Saint |
148 |
159 |
307 |
| Salvation Army |
5,264 |
5,051 |
10,315 |
| Evangelical Church |
5 |
8 |
13 |
| Evangelical Union |
5 |
|
5 |
| Arminian |
|
1 |
1 |
| Independent Unconnected |
1 |
|
1 |
| Lay Church |
2 |
2 |
4 |
| Free Church |
13 |
10 |
23 |
| Church of God |
27 |
33 |
60 |
| Church of The Living God |
3 |
2 |
5 |
| City Mission |
6 |
19 |
25 |
| Chinese Mission |
14 |
|
14 |
| Shaker |
1 |
|
1 |
| Ranter |
3 |
1 |
4 |
| Dissenter |
16 |
5 |
21 |
| Blue Ribbon Army |
|
4 |
4 |
| Christian Army |
9 |
2 |
11 |
| Peculiar People |
9 |
15 |
24 |
| Universalist |
13 |
2 |
15 |
| Separatist |
1 |
1 |
2 |
| Zwinglian |
1 |
|
1 |
| Antinomian |
1 |
|
1 |
| Glassite |
2 |
|
2 |
| Christian Pythagorean |
1 |
|
1 |
| Morrisonian |
|
1 |
1 |
| Carmelite |
1 |
|
1 |
| Christian Socialist |
23 |
4 |
27 |
| Christian Association |
2 |
2 |
4 |
| French Protestant |
2 |
1 |
3 |