TABLE I.—SUMMARY showing RELIGIONS of PERSONS at the Date of the CENSUS of 1876 and 1881, together with the INCREASE and DECREASE.
| Religions Denomination. |
1876. |
1881. |
Increase in Number. |
Decrease in Number. |
| Number. |
Per Cent. |
Number. |
Per Cent. |
| Church of England |
56,100 |
26.30 |
75,812 |
27.09 |
19,712 |
|
| Roman Catholic |
32,668 |
15.32 |
42,628 |
15.23 |
9,960 |
|
| Wesleyan Methodist |
36,040 |
16.90 |
42,103 |
15.04 |
6,063 |
|
| Lutheran |
17,129 |
8.03 |
19,617 |
7.01 |
2,488 |
|
| Presbyterian |
14,651 |
6.87 |
17,917 |
6.40 |
3,266 |
|
| Congregational or Independent |
8,726 |
4.09 |
9,908 |
3.54 |
1,182 |
|
| Bible Christian |
9,410 |
4.41 |
10,491 |
3.70 |
1,081 |
|
| Primitive Methodist |
9,712 |
4.55 |
10,275 |
3.71 |
563 |
|
| Baptist |
10,460 |
4.90 |
13,979 |
4.99 |
3,519 |
|
| Christian Brethren |
1,389 |
0.65 |
1,836 |
0.65 |
447 |
|
| Methodist New Connexion |
286 |
0.13 |
410 |
0.15 |
124 |
|
| Unitarian |
666 |
0.31 |
747 |
0.27 |
81 |
|
| Moravian |
154 |
0.07 |
186 |
0.07 |
32 |
|
| Society of Friends |
76 |
0.04 |
88 |
0.03 |
12 |
|
| New Jerusalem Church |
184 |
0.09 |
196 |
0.07 |
12 |
|
| Jews |
541 |
0.25 |
762 |
0.24 |
221 |
|
| Protestants (not otherwise described) |
7,245 |
3.40 |
13,257 |
4.74 |
6,012 |
|
| Other Religions |
566 |
0.27 |
5,411 |
1.93 |
4,845 |
|
| Object |
5,106 |
2.40 |
7,453 |
2.66 |
2,347 |
|
| Not stated |
2,162 |
1.01 |
6,789 |
2.40 |
4,627 |
|
| Grand Total of South Australia |
213,271 |
|
279,865 |
|
66,594 |
|