Table 55.—SHOWING the NUMBER of PERSONS, MALES, and FEMALES, of different RELIGIOUS DENOMINATIONS in the Colony of Queensland at the successive CENSUS PERIODS of 1861, 1864, 1868, 1871 and 1876 ; and the NUMERICAL AND PROPORTIONATE INCREASE and DECREASE of each DENOMINATION in the interval between each CENSUS PERIOD.
	NUMBERS, 1861.			NUMBERS, 1864.			INCREASE OR DECREASE FROM 1861 TO 1864.						NUMBERS, 1868.			INCREASE OR DECREASE FROM 1864 TO 1868.						NUMBERS, 1871.			INCREASE OR DECREASE FROM 1868 TO 1871.						NUMBERS, 1876.			INCREASE OR DECREASE FROM 1871 TO 1876.
	NUMBERS, 1861.			NUMBERS, 1864.			Numerical.			Centesimal.			NUMBERS, 1868.			Numerical.			Centesimal.			NUMBERS, 1871.			Numerical.			Centesimal.			NUMBERS, 1876.			Numerical.			Centesimal.
	Persons.	Males.	Females.	Persons.	Males.	Females.	Persons.	Males.	Females.	Persons.	Males.	Females.	Persons.	Males.	Females.	Persons.	Males.	Females.	Persons.	Males.	Females.	Persons.	Males.	Females.	Persons.	Males.	Females.	Persons.	Males.	Females.	Persons.	Males.	Females.	Persons.	Males.	Females.	Persons.	Males.	Females.
Church of England	13,419	8,318	5,101	24,689	16,145	9,544	12,270	7,827	4,443	91.44	94.10	87.10	37,461	22,837	14,624	11,772	6,692	5,080	45.83	41.45	53.23	43,764	26,330	17,444	6,303	3,483	2,820	16.83	15.25	19.28	61,962	36,445	23,617	18,198	10,125	8,073	41.58	38.47	46.28
Presbyterians	3,700	2,207	1,493	8,357	4,996	3,361	4,657	2,789	1,868	125.86	126.37	125.12	13,261	7,890	5,371	4,904	2,894	2,010	58.68	57.93	59.80	15,373	8,959	6,414	2,112	1,069	1,043	15.92	13.55	19.42	18,947	10,953	7,994	3,574	1,994	1,560	23.75	22.26	24.63
Wesleyan and Primitive Methodists	1,435	775	660	3,109	1,665	1,444	1,674	890	784	116.66	114.84	118.79	5,203	2,811	2,392	2,094	1,146	948	67.35	68.83	65.65	7,206	3,835	3,371	2,003	1,024	979	38.50	36.43	40.93	11,065	5,945	5,120	3,859	2,110	1,749	53.55	55.02	51.88
Congregationalists and Independents	700	378	323	1,517	845	672	817	467	350	116.71	123.55	108.70	2,140	1,185	905	623	340	283	41.06	40.24	50.59	2,647	1,398	1,249	507	213	294	23.69	17.97	30.79	3,560	1,935	1,625	913	537	376	34.49	38.41	30.10
Lutherans													6,342	3,937	2,405	6,312	3,937	2,405				8,588	5,281	3,307	2,246	1,344	902	35.41	34.13	37.51	12,174	7,051	5,123	3,586	1,770	1,816	4,176	33.52	54.91
Baptists													2,088	1,049	1,009	2,088	1,040	1,039				2,897	1,506	1,301	809	457	352	38.74	43.56	33.88	4,344	2,236	2,108	1,447	730	717	49.95	48.47	51.55
Roman Catholics	7,676	4,197	3,479	16,111	9,265	6,848	8,435	5,068	3,367	109.86	120.75	96.78	26,484	14,864	11,620	10,373	5,599	4,774	64.38	60.43	69.73	31,822	17,465	14,357	5,338	2,601	2,737	20.16	17.50	23.55	43,147	23,381	19,768	11,335	5,916	5,409	35.59	33.87	37.64
Habrews	49	31	18	154	102	52	105	71	34	214.29	229.03	188.89	245	163	82	91	61	30	59.09	59.80	57.69	291	201	90	46	38	8	18.78	23.31	9.76	427	277	150	136	76	60	46.74	37.81	66.67
Mahommedans and Pagans	405	404	1	476	472	4	71	68	3	17.53	16.83	300.00	2,508	2,499	9	2,032	2,027	5	426.82	429.45	123.00	3,188	3,185	3	680	686	-6	27.11	27.45	-66.67	10,047	10,007	40	6,859	6,822	37	215.15	214.19	1233.33
Other Christians Sects and other Religions	2,362	1,533	829	5,417	3,384	2,033	3,055	1,851	1,204	129.34	120.74	145.24	1,988	1,497	491	-3,429	-1,887	-1,542	-63.30	-56.76	-75.84	1,627	1,113	514	-361	-384	23	-18.16	-25.66	4.68	1,674	1,178	496	47	65	-18	2.89	5.84	-3.50
Religion not stated	313	278	35	637	551	86	324	273	51	103.51	98.20	145.71	2,181	2,014	167	1,544	1,463	81	242.39	265.52	94.19	2,701	2,504	197	520	490	30	23.84	24.33	17.96	5,935	5,600	335	3,255	3,097	138	119.77	123.68	70.05
TOTAL OF QUEENSLAND	30,059	18,121	11,938	61,467	37,425	24,042	31,498	19,304	12,104	104.49	106.53	101.39	99,901	60,746	39,155	38,434	23,321	15,113	62.53	62.31	62.85	120,104	71,767	48,337	20,203	11,021	9,182	20.22	18.14	23.45	173,283	105,009	68,274	53,179	33,242	19,937	44.28	46.32	41.25