TABLE I.—SUMMARY, SHOWING RELIGIONS of PERSONS at date of the CENSUS of 1866 and of 1871, together with the INCREASE and DECREASE.
| Religious Denomination. |
1866. |
1871. |
Increase in Number. |
Decrease in Number. |
| Number. |
Per Cent. |
Number. |
Per Cent. |
| Church of England |
49,295 |
30.16 |
50,849 |
27.39 |
1,554 |
|
| Roman Catholic |
23,684 |
14.49 |
28,668 |
15.44 |
4,984 |
|
| Wesleyan Methodist |
22,034 |
13.48 |
27,075 |
14.59 |
5,041 |
|
| Lutheran |
13,654 |
8.35 |
15,412 |
8.30 |
1,758 |
|
| Presbyterian |
11,986 |
7.33 |
13,371 |
7.20 |
1,385 |
|
| Congregational or Independent |
7,381 |
4.52 |
7,969 |
4.29 |
588 |
|
| Bible Christian |
6,314 |
3.86 |
7,758 |
4.18 |
1,444 |
|
| Primitive Methodist |
6,088 |
3.72 |
8,207 |
4.42 |
2,119 |
|
| Baptist |
5,464 |
3.34 |
8,731 |
4.70 |
3,267 |
|
| Christian Brethren |
647 |
0.39 |
1,188 |
0.64 |
541 |
|
| Methodist New Connexion |
443 |
0.27 |
363 |
0.20 |
|
80 |
| Unitarian |
569 |
0.35 |
662 |
0.36 |
93 |
|
| Moravian |
169 |
0.10 |
210 |
0.11 |
41 |
|
| Society of Friends |
78 |
0.05 |
92 |
0.05 |
14 |
|
| New Jerusalem Church |
170 |
0.10 |
137 |
0.07 |
|
33 |
| Jews * |
|
|
435 |
0.23 |
435 |
|
| Protestants (not otherwise defined) |
6,142 |
3.76 |
4,753 |
2.55 |
|
1,389 |
| Other Religions |
684 |
0.42 |
508 |
0.27 |
|
176 |
| Object |
4,185 |
2.56 |
5,436 |
2.92 |
1,251 |
|
| Not stated |
4,465 |
2.73 |
3,802 |
2.04 |
|
663 |
| Grand total of South Australia |
163,452 |
|
185,626 |
|
22,174 |
|