Religions of the People.,TABLE IX.—Showing the Number of Perons, Males, and Females, belonging to the various Religious Denominations in the Colony, and in the various Electoral Districts, according to the Returns of the Census taken on 5th April, 1891.
| Religious Denomination. |
Total for Tasmania. |
Brighton. |
Campbell Town. |
Cressy. |
| Persons. |
Males. |
Females. |
Persons. |
Males. |
Females. |
Persons. |
Males. |
Females. |
Persons. |
Males. |
Females. |
|
Episcopalians—
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Church of England, Episcopalian, Anglican |
73,169 |
38,528 |
34,641 |
2,164 |
1,136 |
1,028 |
1,471 |
815 |
656 |
1,074 |
606 |
468 |
| Protestant (not otherwise defined) |
2,913 |
1,911 |
1,002 |
49 |
23 |
26 |
|
|
|
30 |
17 |
13 |
|
Catholics—
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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| Roman Catholic |
25,800 |
13,222 |
12,578 |
730 |
375 |
355 |
337 |
167 |
170 |
310 |
172 |
138 |
| Greek Church, Russian Church |
5 |
5 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Presbyterians—
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Presbyterian Church of Tasmania |
6,716 |
3,371 |
3,345 |
79 |
41 |
38 |
396 |
198 |
198 |
28 |
2 |
26 |
| Presbyterian Australia |
12 |
3 |
9 |
|
|
|
11 |
3 |
8 |
|
|
|
| Free Presbyterian Church |
803 |
483 |
320 |
26 |
|
26 |
14 |
7 |
7 |
|
|
|
| Free Church of Scotland |
1,280 |
566 |
714 |
25 |
23 |
2 |
|
|
|
11 |
3 |
8 |
| Presbyterian (not otherwise defined) |
945 |
539 |
406 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
40 |
40 |
|
|
Methodists—
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Wesleyan, Wesleyan Methodist |
14,558 |
7,360 |
7,198 |
87 |
46 |
41 |
391 |
195 |
196 |
519 |
267 |
252 |
| Primitive Methodist |
2,137 |
1,086 |
1,051 |
2 |
2 |
|
2 |
|
2 |
199 |
103 |
96 |
| United Methodist Free Church |
230 |
79 |
151 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Methodist (not otherwise defined) |
225 |
140 |
85 |
|
|
|
7 |
2 |
5 |
|
|
|
|
Baptists—
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| General Baptist, Baptist Union of Tasmania |
3,035 |
1,428 |
1,607 |
17 |
9 |
8 |
20 |
9 |
11 |
55 |
31 |
24 |
| Particular Baptist, Close Communionist Baptist |
49 |
18 |
31 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Seventh Day Baptist |
201 |
95 |
106 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Independents—
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Independent, Congregationalist |
4,501 |
2,242 |
2,259 |
180 |
80 |
100 |
7 |
3 |
4 |
|
|
|
|
Lutherans—
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Lutheran, German Evangelical |
268 |
182 |
86 |
1 |
1 |
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
| Lutheran, (not otherwise defined) |
153 |
121 |
32 |
|
|
|
3 |
3 |
|
|
|
|
|
Bible Christians
|
5 |
|
5 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Christian Brethren, &c.—
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Christian, Disciple of Christ, Church of Christ |
907 |
465 |
442 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Christian Brethren, Plymouth Brethren |
293 |
115 |
178 |
1 |
|
1 |
1 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
| Christian Israelites, First Day Christians |
13 |
7 |
6 |
|
|
|
1 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
Other Christian Denominations—
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Moravians, United Brethren |
1 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Catholic Apostolic Church, Irvingite |
3 |
3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Society of Friends, Quaker |
176 |
97 |
79 |
1 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
1 |
1 |
|
| Unitarian, Unitarian Christian |
51 |
32 |
19 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
| Salvation Army |
1,216 |
615 |
601 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
14 |
6 |
8 |
10 |
6 |
4 |
| (a) Other unclassified Christian Sects |
82 |
42 |
40 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Non-Christian Religions—
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Jews, Hebrews |
84 |
55 |
29 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Mahometans |
142 |
142 |
|
1 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Buddhists, Confucians, and other Chinese Denominations |
826 |
818 |
8 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| (b) Other unclassified Non-Christian Sects |
33 |
22 |
11 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Residue of Population—
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| No Denomination (stated as such) |
194 |
143 |
51 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| (c) No Religion (Agnostics, Deists, Infidels, &c.) |
467 |
370 |
97 |
6 |
6 |
|
5 |
5 |
|
1 |
1 |
|
| Object to state Religion |
4,486 |
2,616 |
1,870 |
34 |
27 |
7 |
10 |
4 |
6 |
25 |
13 |
12 |
| Unspecified |
688 |
638 |
50 |
8 |
6 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
|
|
|
| TOTAL |
146,667 |
77,560 |
69,107 |
3,414 |
1,778 |
1,636 |
2,695 |
1,420 |
1,275 |
2,303 |
1,262 |
1,041 |