Table 56.—SHOWING the PROPORTION PER CENT. the NUMBERS of EACH RELIGIOUS DENOMINATION in the COLONY of QUEENSLAND BEAR to the TOTAL of PERSONS, MALES and FEMALES, at the CENSUS ENUMERATIONS of 1861, 1864, 1868, 1871, and 1876.
| DENOMINATION. |
1861. |
1864. |
1868. |
1871. |
1876. |
| Persons. |
Males. |
Females. |
Persons. |
Males. |
Females. |
Persons. |
Males. |
Females. |
Persons. |
Males. |
Females. |
Persons. |
Males. |
Females. |
| QUEENSLAND |
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 |
| Church of England |
44.64 |
46.90 |
42.73 |
41.79 |
43.14 |
39.70 |
37.50 |
37.59 |
37.35 |
36.44 |
36.67 |
36.09 |
35.75 |
34.71 |
37.37 |
| Presbyterians |
12.31 |
12.18 |
12.51 |
13.60 |
13.35 |
13.98 |
13.27 |
12.99 |
13.72 |
12.80 |
12.48 |
13.27 |
10.93 |
10.43 |
11.71 |
| Wesleyan and Primitive Methodists |
4.77 |
4.23 |
5.53 |
5.06 |
4.45 |
6.01 |
5.21 |
4.63 |
6.11 |
6.00 |
5.34 |
6.97 |
6.38 |
5.68 |
7.50 |
| Congregationalists and Independents |
2.33 |
3.09 |
2.70 |
2.47 |
2.26 |
2.79 |
2.14 |
1.95 |
2.44 |
2.20 |
1.95 |
2.58 |
2.05 |
1.84 |
2.38 |
| Lutherans |
|
|
|
|
|
|
6.35 |
6.48 |
6.14 |
7.15 |
7.36 |
6.84 |
7.03 |
6.72 |
7.50 |
| Baptists |
|
|
|
|
|
|
2.09 |
1.73 |
2.65 |
2.41 |
2.10 |
2.88 |
2.51 |
2.13 |
3.09 |
| Roman Catholics |
25.54 |
23.16 |
29.14 |
28.11 |
24.76 |
28.48 |
26.51 |
24.47 |
29.68 |
26.50 |
24.34 |
19.70 |
24.90 |
22.27 |
28.95 |
| Hebrews |
0.16 |
0.17 |
0.15 |
0.25 |
0.27 |
0.21 |
0.25 |
0.27 |
0.21 |
0.24 |
0.28 |
0.19 |
0.23 |
0.26 |
0.22 |
| Mahomedans and Pagans |
1.35 |
2.23 |
0.01 |
0.77 |
1.26 |
0.01 |
2.51 |
4.11 |
0.02 |
2.65 |
4.44 |
0.01 |
5.80 |
9.53 |
0.06 |
| Other Christian Sects and other Religions |
7.86 |
8.46 |
6.94 |
8.81 |
9.04 |
8.46 |
1.99 |
2.46 |
1.25 |
1.38 |
1.55 |
1.06 |
0.97 |
1.13 |
0.73 |
| Religion not stated |
1.04 |
1.53 |
0.29 |
1.04 |
1.47 |
0.36 |
2.18 |
3.32 |
0.43 |
2.25 |
3.49 |
0.41 |
3.13 |
5.33 |
0.49 |