CENSUS OF NEW SOUTH WALES, 1901.—RELIGIONS., TABLE II.—The Numerical and Centesimal Increase during the periods between each Census, 1861 to 1901 (exclusive of Aborigines).
| RELIGIOUS DENOMINATION. |
NUMERICAL INCREASE. |
CENTESIMAL INCREASE. |
| 1861-71. |
1871-81. |
1881-91. |
1891-1901. |
1861-71. |
1871-81. |
1881-91. |
1891-1901. |
| PROTESTANTS— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Church of England |
69,285 |
113,116 |
160,695 |
120,077 |
43.31 |
49.34 |
46.93 |
23.87 |
| Methodist |
15,884 |
24,786 |
48,096 |
25,190 |
67.07 |
62.65 |
74.74 |
22.40 |
| Presbyterian |
14,430 |
23,423 |
36,845 |
23,227 |
41.59 |
47.68 |
50.79 |
21.23 |
| Congregationalist |
3,842 |
5,075 |
9,762 |
744 |
71.00 |
54.85 |
68.13 |
3.09 |
| Baptist |
2,345 |
3,156 |
5,805 |
3,506 |
23.78 |
76.03 |
79.44 |
26.74 |
| Lutheran |
|
4,836 |
3,114 |
(-)563 |
|
|
64.39 |
(-)7.08 |
| Unitarian |
|
(-)21 |
501 |
(-)559 |
|
(-)2.47 |
60.51 |
(-)42.06 |
| Salvation Army |
|
|
10,315 |
(-)730 |
|
|
|
(-)7.08 |
| Other Protestants |
|
2,749 |
(-)299 |
3,416 |
|
38.14 |
(-)3.00 |
35.37 |
| Total, Protestants |
105,786 |
177,120 |
274,834 |
174,308 |
45.28 |
52.19 |
53.21 |
22.03 |
| ROMAN CATHOLIC |
48,434 |
59,979 |
79,305 |
60,375 |
48.83 |
40.63 |
38.20 |
21.04 |
| GREEK CHURCH |
|
|
253 |
308 |
|
|
|
121.74 |
| OTHERS— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Jew, Hebrew |
636 |
871 |
2,218 |
963 |
36.16 |
36.37 |
67.91 |
17.56 |
| Buddhist, Confucian, Mahometan, &c. |
(-)5454 |
1,890 |
1,605 |
(-)3722 |
(-)42.25 |
25.35 |
17.17 |
(-)33.99 |
| Other Religious Denominations |
3,719 |
(-)124 |
13,936 |
156 |
109.61 |
(-)10.63 |
1337.43 |
19.97 |
| Freethinkers, Agnostics, &c. |
|
|
|
(-)2700 |
|
|
|
(-)44.02 |
| No denomination, No religion |
|
|
|
(-) 1798 |
|
|
|
(-) 22.30 |
| Object to state religion |
|
7,751 |
335 |
1,831 |
|
130.36 |
2.45 |
16.29 |
| Unspecified |
|
7,751 |
335 |
1,171 |
|
|
|
41.90 |
| TOTAL |
153,121 |
247,487 |
372,486 |
230,892 |
43.64 |
49.11 |
49.57 |
20.54 |