Relative Distribution in Urban and Rural Districts, 1891., TABLE III.—Showing the Numbers, and Proportion per cent., of Persons belonging to the principal Groups, and to each Religious Denomination in the Colony, and in Urban and Rural Districts, according to the Returns of the Census taken on 5th April, 1891.
| Denomination. |
Numerical. |
Centesimal. |
| The Colony. |
City of Hobart. |
City of Launceston. |
Rural Districts. |
The Colony. |
City of Hobart. |
City of Launceston. |
Rural Districts. |
| Total |
146,667 |
24,905 |
17,208 |
104,554 |
103.66 |
102.73 |
104.23 |
103.78 |
| Total specified |
141,493 |
24,242 |
16,510 |
100,741 |
100.00 |
100.00 |
100.00 |
100.00 |
| CHRISTIAN DENOMINATIONS. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Protestant Denominations—
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Baptists |
3,285 |
427 |
987 |
1,871 |
2.32 |
1.76 |
5.98 |
1.86 |
| Bible Christians |
5 |
|
|
5 |
0.00 |
|
|
0.01 |
| Christian Brethren, &c. |
1,213 |
321 |
131 |
761 |
0.86 |
1.32 |
0.79 |
0.76 |
| Episcopalians |
76,082 |
13,671 |
7,874 |
54,537 |
53.77 |
56.40 |
47.69 |
54.13 |
| Independents |
4,501 |
993 |
543 |
2,965 |
3.18 |
4.10 |
3.29 |
2.94 |
| Lutherans |
421 |
85 |
21 |
315 |
0.30 |
0.35 |
0.13 |
0.31 |
| Methodists |
17,150 |
1,591 |
2,354 |
13,205 |
12.12 |
6.56 |
14.26 |
13.11 |
| Presbyterians |
9,756 |
1,727 |
1,406 |
6,623 |
6.89 |
7.12 |
8.52 |
6.57 |
| Other Protestant Denominations |
1,529 |
334 |
152 |
1,043 |
1.08 |
1.38 |
0.92 |
1.04 |
| Total Protestant Denominations |
113,942 |
19,149 |
13,468 |
81,325 |
80.52 |
78.09 |
81.58 |
80.73 |
|
Catholics
|
25,805 |
4,679 |
2,921 |
18,205 |
18.24 |
19.30 |
17.69 |
18.07 |
| Total Christian Denominations |
139,747 |
23,828 |
16,389 |
99,530 |
98.76 |
98.29 |
99.27 |
98.80 |
| NON-CHRISTIAN RELIGIONS |
1,085 |
208 |
50 |
827 |
0.77 |
0.86 |
0.30 |
0.82 |
| RESIDUE OF POPULATION |
661 |
206 |
71 |
384 |
0.47 |
0.85 |
0.43 |
0.38 |
| UNSPECIFIED |
5,174 |
663 |
698 |
3,813 |
3.66 |
2.73 |
4.23 |
3.78 |
| CHRISTIAN DENOMINATIONS. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Protestant Denominations.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Baptists— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| General Baptist, Baptist Union of Tasmania |
3,035 |
376 |
944 |
1,715 |
2.14 |
1.55 |
5.72 |
1.70 |
| Particular Baptist, Close Communion Baptist |
49 |
|
43 |
6 |
0.04 |
|
0.26 |
0.01 |
| Seventh Day Baptist |
201 |
51 |
|
150 |
0.14 |
0.21 |
|
0.15 |
| Bible Christians |
5 |
|
|
5 |
0.06 |
|
|
0.00 |
| Christian Brethren, &c.— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Christian, Disciple of Christ, Church of Christ |
907 |
239 |
90 |
578 |
0.64 |
0.98 |
0.54 |
0.57 |
| Christian Brethren, Plymouth Brethren |
293 |
82 |
40 |
171 |
0.21 |
0.34 |
0.24 |
0.17 |
| Christian Israelites, First-day Christians |
13 |
|
1 |
12 |
0.01 |
|
0.01 |
0.01 |
| Episcopalians— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Church of England, Episcopalian, Anglican |
73,169 |
13,295 |
7,492 |
52,382 |
51.71 |
54.85 |
45.38 |
51.99 |
| Protestant (not otherwise defined) |
2,913 |
376 |
382 |
2,155 |
2.06 |
1.55 |
2.31 |
2.14 |
| Independents, Congregationalists |
4,501 |
993 |
543 |
2,965 |
3.18 |
4.10 |
3.29 |
2.94 |
| Lutherans— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Lutheran, German Evangelical |
268 |
36 |
18 |
214 |
0.19 |
0.15 |
0.11 |
0.21 |
| Lutheran (not otherwise defined) |
153 |
49 |
3 |
101 |
0.11 |
0.20 |
0.02 |
0.10 |
| Methodists— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Wesleyan, Wesleyan Methodist |
14,558 |
1,343 |
1,979 |
11,236 |
10.29 |
5.54 |
11.99 |
11.15 |
| Primitive Methodist |
2,137 |
215 |
363 |
1,559 |
1.51 |
0.89 |
2.20 |
1.35 |
| United Methodist Free Church |
230 |
|
|
230 |
0.16 |
|
|
0.26 |
| Methodist (not otherwise defined) |
225 |
33 |
12 |
180 |
0.16 |
0.13 |
0.07 |
0.18 |
| Presbyterians— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Presbyterian Church of Tasmania |
6,716 |
1,044 |
996 |
4,676 |
4.75 |
4.31 |
6.03 |
4.64 |
| Presbyterian, of Australia |
12 |
|
|
12 |
0.01 |
|
|
|
| Free Presbyterian Church |
803 |
261 |
193 |
349 |
0.57 |
1.07 |
1.17 |
0.35 |
| Free Church of Scotland |
1,280 |
221 |
217 |
842 |
0.90 |
0.91 |
1.32 |
0.84 |
| Presbyterian (not otherwise defined) |
945 |
201 |
|
744 |
0.66 |
0.83 |
|
0.74 |
| Other Protestant Denominations— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Moravians, United Brethren |
1 |
|
|
1 |
0.00 |
|
|
0.00 |
| Catholic Apostolic Church, Irvingites |
3 |
|
|
3 |
0.00 |
|
|
0.00 |
| Society of Friends, Quaker |
176 |
66 |
13 |
97 |
0.12 |
0.27 |
0.08 |
0.10 |
| Unitarian, Unitarian Christian |
51 |
30 |
1 |
20 |
0.04 |
0.12 |
0.01 |
0.02 |
| Salvation Army |
1,216 |
232 |
134 |
850 |
0.86 |
0.96 |
0.81 |
0.85 |
| (a) Other Unclassified Christian Seets |
82 |
6 |
4 |
72 |
0.06 |
0.03 |
0.02 |
0.07 |
|
Catholics—
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Roman Catholics |
25,800 |
4,679 |
2,920 |
18,201 |
18.24 |
19.30 |
17.68 |
18.07 |
| Greek Church, Russian Church |
5 |
|
1 |
4 |
0.00 |
|
0.01 |
0.00 |
| NON-CHRISTIAN RELIGIONS— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Jews, Hebrews |
84 |
43 |
12 |
29 |
0.06 |
0.18 |
0.07 |
0.03 |
| Muhometans |
142 |
131 |
6 |
5 |
0.10 |
0.56 |
0.04 |
0.00 |
| Buddhists, Confucians, & other Chinese Sects |
826 |
28 |
30 |
768 |
0.59 |
0.09 |
0.18 |
0.77 |
| (b) Other Unclassified Non-Christian Sects |
33 |
6 |
2 |
25 |
0.02 |
0.03 |
0.01 |
0.02 |
| RESIDUE OF POPULATION. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| No Denomination (stated as such) |
194 |
95 |
11 |
88 |
0.14 |
0.39 |
0.07 |
0.09 |
| (c) No Religion (Agnostics, Deists, Infidels, &c.) |
467 |
111 |
60 |
296 |
0.33 |
0.46 |
0.36 |
0.29 |
| Object to state Religion |
4,486 |
639 |
693 |
3,154 |
3.17 |
2.63 |
4.20 |
3.13 |
| UNSPECIFIED |
688 |
24 |
5 |
659 |
0.49 |
0.10 |
0.03 |
0.65 |