Relatve Distribution in Urban and Rural Districts, 1901.,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 31st March, 1901.
| Denomination. |
Numerical. |
Centesimal. |
| The Colony. |
City of Hobart. |
City of Launceston. |
Rural Districts. |
The Colony. |
City of Hobart. |
City of Launceston. |
Rural Districts. |
| Total |
172,475 |
24,654 |
18,022 |
129,799 |
102.00 |
102.15 |
101.53 |
102.00 |
| Total specified |
169,095 |
24,134 |
17,750 |
127,211 |
100.00 |
100.00 |
100.00 |
100.00 |
| CHRISTIAN DENOMINATIONS. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Baptists |
4,716 |
475 |
972 |
3,269 |
2.79 |
1.97 |
5.48 |
2.57 |
| Christian Brethren, &c. |
1,729 |
252 |
304 |
1,173 |
1.02 |
1.04 |
1.72 |
0.92 |
| Church of England |
83,812 |
13,248 |
7,671 |
62,893 |
49.58 |
54.92 |
43.22 |
49.45 |
| Church of Rome |
30,314 |
4,486 |
3,033 |
22,795 |
17.93 |
18.58 |
17.08 |
17.94 |
| Independents |
5,544 |
975 |
752 |
3,817 |
3.28 |
4.04 |
4.23 |
3.01 |
| Lutherans |
387 |
72 |
18 |
297 |
0.23 |
0.30 |
0.10 |
0.23 |
| Methodists |
24,961 |
2,042 |
2,728 |
20,191 |
14.76 |
8.46 |
15.37 |
15.88 |
| Presbyterians |
11,523 |
1,770 |
1,455 |
8,298 |
6.82 |
7.33 |
8.20 |
6.52 |
| Salvation Army |
1,454 |
162 |
163 |
1,129 |
0.86 |
0.67 |
0.92 |
0.88 |
| Other Christian Denominations' |
3,170 |
479 |
500 |
2,191 |
1.86 |
1.97 |
2.82 |
1.70 |
| Total Christian Denominations |
167,610 |
23,961 |
17,596 |
126,053 |
99.13 |
99.28 |
99.14 |
99.10 |
| NON-CHRISTIAN RELIGIONS |
559 |
82 |
77 |
400 |
0.33 |
0.35 |
0.43 |
0.31 |
| RESIDUE OF POPULATION |
926 |
91 |
77 |
758 |
0.54 |
0.37 |
0.43 |
0.59 |
| UNSPECIFIED |
3,380 |
520 |
272 |
2,588 |
2.00 |
2.15 |
1.53 |
2.03 |
| CHRISTIAN DENOMINATIONS. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Baptists— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| General Baptist, Baptist Union of Tasmania |
4,325 |
423 |
498 |
2,954 |
2.56 |
1.75 |
5.34 |
2.33 |
| Particular Baptist |
5 |
1 |
|
4 |
|
|
|
|
| Seventh Day Baptist, Adventist |
386 |
51 |
24 |
311 |
0.23 |
0.22 |
0.14 |
0.24 |
| Christian Brethren, &c.— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Christian, Disciple of Christ, Church of Christ |
1,070 |
193 |
210 |
667 |
0.64 |
0.80 |
1.19 |
0.53 |
| Christian Brethren, Plymouth Brethren, Exclusive Brethren, Open Brethren, Gospel Brethren |
645 |
57 |
90 |
498 |
0.38 |
0.24 |
0.51 |
0.39 |
| Christian Israelites, First-day Christians |
14 |
2 |
4 |
8 |
|
|
0.02 |
|
| Church of England |
83,812 |
13,248 |
7,671 |
62,893 |
49.58 |
54.92 |
43.22 |
49.45 |
| Church of Rome |
30,314 |
4,486 |
3,033 |
22,795 |
17.93 |
18.58 |
17.08 |
17.94 |
| Independents, Congregationalists |
5,544 |
975 |
752 |
3,817 |
3.28 |
4.04 |
4.23 |
3.01 |
| Lutheran— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Lutheran, German Evangelical |
240 |
39 |
16 |
185 |
0.14 |
0.16 |
0.09 |
0.15 |
| Lutheran (not otherwise defined) |
147 |
33 |
2 |
112 |
0.09 |
0.14 |
0.01 |
0.08 |
| Methodists— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Wesleyan, Wesleyan Methodists |
20,470 |
1,592 |
2,138 |
16,740 |
12.12 |
6.60 |
12.04 |
13.16 |
| Primitive Methodist |
3,213 |
354 |
444 |
2,415 |
1.90 |
1.47 |
2.50 |
1.90 |
| United Methodist Free Church |
282 |
|
|
282 |
0.16 |
|
|
0.23 |
| Free Methodist |
9 |
|
|
9 |
|
|
|
|
| Methodist (not otherwise defined) |
987 |
96 |
146 |
745 |
0.58 |
0.39 |
0.83 |
0.59 |
| Presbyterians— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Presbyterian Church of Tasmania |
4,229 |
656 |
496 |
3,077 |
2.51 |
2.72 |
2.80 |
2.42 |
| Presbyterian Church of Australia |
13 |
2 |
1 |
10 |
|
|
|
|
| Presbyterian Church of Scotland |
98 |
15 |
19 |
64 |
0.06 |
0.06 |
0.10 |
0.06 |
| Free Presbyterian Church |
7 |
|
|
7 |
|
|
|
|
| Free Church of Scotland |
855 |
172 |
187 |
496 |
0.51 |
0.71 |
1.06 |
0.38 |
| Presbyterian (not otherwise defined) |
6,321 |
925 |
752 |
4,644 |
3.74 |
3.84 |
4.24 |
3.66 |
| Other Christian Denominations— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Bible Christians |
38 |
|
|
38 |
0.01 |
|
|
0.02 |
| Catholic Apostolic Church, Irvingites |
38 |
5 |
18 |
15 |
0.01 |
0.02 |
0.10 |
0.10 |
| Free Church of England |
3 |
3 |
|
|
|
0.01 |
|
|
| Greek Church, Russian Church |
10 |
5 |
|
5 |
|
0.03 |
|
|
| New Jerusalem |
1 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Protestant (not otherwise defined) |
2,621 |
330 |
423 |
1,868 |
1.55 |
1.36 |
2.39 |
1.46 |
| Salvation Army |
1,454 |
162 |
163 |
1,129 |
0.86 |
0.67 |
0.92 |
0.88 |
| Society of Friends, Quaker |
179 |
54 |
7 |
118 |
0.11 |
0.23 |
0.03 |
0.02 |
| Swiss, Reformed Church |
1 |
|
|
1 |
|
0.20 |
0.02 |
|
| Unitarian |
88 |
49 |
5 |
34 |
0.05 |
|
|
|
| Welsh Church |
2 |
1 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
| Other Unclassified Christian Sects |
189 |
31 |
47 |
111 |
0.13 |
0.13 |
0.27 |
0.09 |
| NON-CHRISTIAN RELIGIONS— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Jews, Hebrews |
107 |
46 |
19 |
42 |
0.06 |
0.20 |
0.11 |
0.04 |
| Mahometans |
27 |
11 |
6 |
10 |
0.01 |
0.05 |
0.03 |
|
| Buddhists, Confucians, & other Chinese Sects |
353 |
2 |
33 |
318 |
0.25 |
0.01 |
0.18 |
0.25 |
| Other Unclassified Non-Christian Sects |
72 |
23 |
19 |
30 |
0.01 |
0.09 |
0.11 |
0.02 |
| RESIDUE OF POPULATION. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| No Denomination (stated as such) |
515 |
37 |
41 |
437 |
0.30 |
0.15 |
0.23 |
0.34 |
| No Religion (Agnostics, Deists, Infidels, &c.) |
411 |
54 |
36 |
321 |
0.24 |
0.22 |
0.20 |
0.25 |
| Object to state Religion |
2,900 |
254 |
263 |
2,383 |
1.72 |
1.05 |
1.48 |
1.87 |
| UNSPECIFIED |
480 |
266 |
9 |
205 |
0.28 |
1.10 |
0.05 |
0.16 |