Return of number of Persons belonging to the various Religious Denominations in South Australia, on 31st of March, 1855.
No. of District. Church of England. Church of Scotland. Roman Catholics. Wesleyan Methodists. Congregationalists (including Independents and Baptists). The Presbyterian Free Church. Other Presbyterians. Other Denominations. Lutherans. Society of Friends. Jews. Religion not specified. Mahomedans and Pagans. Returned as of no Religion. Total.
1. City of Adelaide—Hindmarsh Ward 1,434 249 425 541 271 120 23 468 266 8 49 710 4 11 4,579
2. City of Adelaide—Gawler Ward 2,120 258 1,060 410 238 71 21 237 23 8 150 388 25 5,009
3. City of Adelaide—Grey Ward 2,123 156 515 678 419 72 12 512 28 1 38 693 3 7 5,257
4. City of Adelaide—Robe Ward 1,544 103 250 602 257 105 282 129 13 12 113 3 1 3,414
5. Town of Kensington and Norwood—West Norwood Ward 496 51 49 128 104 3 11 141 25 11 3 42 9 1,073
6. Town of Kensington and Norwood—East Norwood Ward 239 29 6 151 126 6 53 9 619
7. Town of Kensington and Norwood—Kensington Ward 420 20 27 66 136 5 8 103 36 8 8 23 1 861
8. District of West Torrens 899 67 124 200 163 6 51 1 1 11 145 3 1 1,672
9. District of Hindmarsh 1,594 176 176 654 295 52 8 352 2 8 16 261 3 5 3,602
10. District of East Torrens 1,593 167 186 523 315 16 496 47 16 8 337 1 3,705
11. Western half of the District of Onkaparinga 357 33 33 67 21 12 10 150 540 1 37 1 1,262
11A. Eastern half of the District of Onkaparinga 378 154 85 150 7 15 64 426 73 1,352
12. Southern half of the District of Yatala 876 108 119 464 170 3 333 56 4 76 2,209
12A. Northern half of the District of Yatala 576 64 313 119 47 10 12 117 12 4 54 2 1,321
13A. Eastern half of the District of Highercombe 199 81 41 78 44 8 10 75 4 66 2 608
13. Western half of the District of Highercombe 302 44 56 151 25 15 62 142 35 832
14. Northern half of the District of Para Wirra 77 86 16 13 16 15 21 3 247
14A. Southern half of the District of Para Wirra 122 50 7 124 113 8 3 427
15. Portion of the District of Talunga north of the River Torrens 210 70 92 42 4 6 53 161 2 640
15A. Portion of the District of Talunga south of the River Torrens 412 40 62 99 162 8 76 240 5 1 27 1,132
16. District of Mount Crawford 96 42 41 11 11 3 146 29 15 3 397
17. District of Barossa West 685 64 238 144 176 64 1 93 297 22 4 4 1,792
18. District of Barossa East 144 10 2 39 22 22 524 3 61 827
19. District of Munno Para West 722 48 326 166 96 44 5 235 42 2 38 1 1,725
20. District of Munno Para East 264 47 69 107 76 153 12 5 1 2 2 738
21. District of Mudla Wirra 289 36 87 67 57 40 36 58 3 5 678
22. District of Angaston 175 52 23 88 137 2 84 679 96 1,336
23. District of Clare 438 101 188 130 8 5 23 4 123 2 1,022
24. District of Upper Wakefield 433 41 69 115 12 2 100 4 5 51 1 833
25. District of Mitcham 1,368 126 253 453 225 21 31 267 65 13 143 1 2,966
26. District of Brighton 685 92 169 233 144 83 75 6 2 7 56 6 1,558
27. District of Echunga 419 65 60 84 42 7 65 210 9 32 3 996
28. District of Clarendon 394 32 57 278 105 13 237 9 96 1,221
29. Southern half of the District of Mount Barker 138 37 16 117 5 21 1 6 20 361
29A. Northern half of the District of Mount Barker 488 103 98 252 23 6 78 21 2 5 29 1 1,106
30. Western half of the District of Nairne 312 81 171 301 21 22 8 242 26 3 181 2 9 1,379
30A. Eastern half of the District of Nairne 11 18 7 10 46
31. District of Morphett Vale 554 41 201 77 60 127 12 115 24 198 1,409
32. District of Kondoparinga 237 44 69 127 23 34 12 55 1 33 635
33. District of Macclesfield 330 40 96 18 63 36 85 3 43 714
34. District of Strathalbyn 311 76 69 156 4 116 95 25 3 177 1,032
35. District of Willunga 1,082 125 237 573 165 34 9 184 1 1 63 2,474
36. Hundred of Myponga 171 42 26 20 15 20 2 29 11 1 337
36A. Hundred of Yankalilla 540 76 72 196 75 42 5 8 1 1,015
36B. Hundred of Waitpinga 19 2 1 5 8 35
37. Hundred of Encounter Bay 220 16 18 31 67 7 1 15 1 1 36 35 448
37A. Hundred of Goolwa 559 92 71 102 88 5 45 1 72 6 4 1,045
37B. Hundred of Nkangkita 139 23 11 37 30 8 8 4 12 272
38. District of Bremer 231 103 21 68 21 57 26 2 11 540
39. District of Port Adelaide 1,739 263 244 274 308 24 30 227 5 40 347 5 1 3,507
40. County of Gawler, exclusive of Hundreds of Mudla Wirra and Port Gawler 194 39 68 20 3 3 1 328
41. County of Light, exclusive of Districts of Angaston, &c. 1,336 206 880 624 85 22 272 1,723 4 6 8 1 5,167
42. County of Sturt, exclusive of District of Nairne 270 105 41 99 11 7 34 41 4 612
43. County of Russell 65 36 11 15 1 7 1 11 147
44. County of Eyre, and the northern bank of the Murray, &c. 226 56 71 23 91 21 2 24 35 1 3 553
45. County of Stanley, exclusive of Districts of Clare and Upper Wakefield 162 85 100 34 2 5 2 10 3 1 404
46. County of Burra 1,036 56 100 795 125 353 90 15 7 66 2 18 2,663
47. County of Flinders 262 38 21 15 24 13 6 5 25 8 417
48. County of Frome 119 21 7 2 11 2 7 169
49. County of Grey 281 302 217 12 9 36 10 71 1 3 942
50. County of Robe 250 131 51 5 6 43 8 19 19 532
51. Country, between the boundary of the Province, &c. east 164 152 53 2 1 9 381
52. Kangaroo Island, Yorke's Peninsula, &c. 155 37 28 13 5 20 7 75 16 356
53. County north of the County of Frome 128 56 35 3 14 2 15 253
54.* County north of the Counties of Flinders and Frome
Totals 33,812 5,264 8,335 11,178 5,355 1,542 314 7,118 6,151 186 405 5,295 159 75 85,189