Religion of the People.,TABLE VI.—Showing the Number of Persons, Males, and Females, belonging to the various Religious Denominations in the State, and in the various Electoral Districts according to the Returns of the Census taken on 31st March, 1901.
| Religious Denomination. |
Total for Tasmania. |
Evandale. |
Fingal. |
Launceston. |
| Persons. |
Males. |
Females. |
Persons. |
Males. |
Females. |
Persons. |
Males. |
Females. |
Persons. |
Males. |
Females. |
| Church of England, Episcopalian, Anglican |
83,812 |
43,604 |
40,211 |
1,692 |
851 |
841 |
3,309 |
1,803 |
1,506 |
7,671 |
3,657 |
4,014 |
| Free Church of England |
3 |
3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Protestant (not otherwise defined) |
2,621 |
1,471 |
1,150 |
43 |
20 |
23 |
67 |
40 |
27 |
423 |
221 |
202 |
| Church of Rome |
30,314 |
15,656 |
14,658 |
376 |
184 |
192 |
1,025 |
542 |
483 |
3,033 |
1,380 |
1,653 |
| Greek Church, Russian Church |
10 |
7 |
3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Presbyterian Church of Tasmania |
4,229 |
2,079 |
2,150 |
319 |
138 |
181 |
51 |
27 |
24 |
496 |
229 |
267 |
| Presbyterian Church of Australia |
13 |
5 |
8 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
1 |
|
| Presbyterian Church of Scotland |
98 |
57 |
41 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
19 |
9 |
10 |
| Free Presbyterian Church |
7 |
|
7 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Free Church of Scotland |
855 |
420 |
435 |
32 |
12 |
10 |
25 |
15 |
10 |
187 |
85 |
102 |
| Presbyterian (not otherwise defined) |
6,321 |
3,310 |
3,011 |
279 |
145 |
134 |
239 |
137 |
102 |
752 |
355 |
397 |
| Methodists—Wesleyan, Wesleyan Methodist |
20,470 |
10,318 |
10,152 |
275 |
133 |
142 |
728 |
381 |
347 |
2,138 |
965 |
1,173 |
| Primitive Methodist |
3,213 |
1,671 |
1,542 |
70 |
37 |
33 |
22 |
13 |
9 |
444 |
215 |
229 |
| United Methodist Free Church |
282 |
149 |
133 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Free Methodists |
9 |
|
9 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Methodists (not otherwise defined) |
987 |
517 |
470 |
1 |
1 |
|
26 |
15 |
11 |
146 |
73 |
73 |
| Baptists—General Baptist, Baptist Union of Tasmania |
4,325 |
2,035 |
2,290 |
107 |
53 |
54 |
38 |
25 |
13 |
948 |
406 |
542 |
| Particular Baptist |
5 |
3 |
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Seventh Day Baptist, Adventist |
386 |
183 |
203 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
27 |
11 |
16 |
24 |
9 |
15 |
| Independent, Congregationalist |
5,512 |
2,684 |
2,828 |
80 |
37 |
43 |
35 |
19 |
16 |
752 |
328 |
424 |
| Independent, unconnected |
32 |
21 |
11 |
|
|
|
1 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
| Lutheran, German Evangelical |
240 |
194 |
46 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
1 |
16 |
15 |
1 |
| Lutheran, Norwegian Evangelical |
2 |
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Lutheran, (not otherwise defined) |
145 |
95 |
50 |
|
|
|
26 |
18 |
8 |
2 |
|
2 |
| Bible Christians |
38 |
22 |
16 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Christians—Christian, Disciple of Christ, Church of Christ |
1,070 |
471 |
599 |
26 |
9 |
17 |
1 |
1 |
|
210 |
70 |
140 |
| Christian Brethren, Plymouth Brethren, Open Brethren, Exclusive Brethren, Brethren, Gospel Brethren |
645 |
309 |
336 |
8 |
4 |
4 |
|
|
|
90 |
40 |
50 |
| Christian Israelites, First Day Christians |
14 |
7 |
7 |
8 |
3 |
5 |
|
|
|
4 |
2 |
2 |
| Salvation Army |
1,454 |
700 |
754 |
5 |
3 |
2 |
7 |
5 |
2 |
163 |
69 |
94 |
| Other Christian Denominations— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| New Church, New Jerusalem Church, Swedenborgians |
1 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Catholic Apostolic Church, Irvingite |
38 |
17 |
21 |
|
|
|
2 |
2 |
|
18 |
8 |
10 |
| Society of Friends, Quaker |
179 |
98 |
81 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
7 |
3 |
4 |
| Unitarian, Unitarian Christian |
88 |
60 |
28 |
|
|
|
5 |
2 |
3 |
5 |
4 |
1 |
| Welch Church |
2 |
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Swiss Reformed Church |
1 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Other unclassified Christian Sects |
189 |
115 |
74 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
|
|
|
47 |
43 |
4 |
| Non-Christian Religions— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Jews, Hebrews |
107 |
59 |
48 |
2 |
|
2 |
|
|
|
19 |
12 |
7 |
| Mahometans |
27 |
27 |
|
|
|
|
2 |
2 |
|
6 |
6 |
|
| Chinese, Confucions, Buddhists |
353 |
339 |
14 |
3 |
3 |
|
105 |
102 |
3 |
33 |
32 |
1 |
| Other unclassified non-Christian Sects |
72 |
32 |
40 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
19 |
10 |
9 |
| Residue of Population— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| No Denomination |
515 |
324 |
191 |
2 |
2 |
|
8 |
4 |
4 |
41 |
18 |
23 |
| No Religion (Agnostics, Deists, Infields, &c.) |
411 |
355 |
56 |
|
|
|
29 |
20 |
9 |
36 |
31 |
5 |
| Object to state Religion |
2,900 |
1,776 |
1,124 |
26 |
19 |
7 |
47 |
31 |
16 |
263 |
148 |
115 |
| Unspecified |
480 |
428 |
52 |
1 |
1 |
|
5 |
4 |
1 |
9 |
5 |
4 |
| TOTAL OF STATE |
172,475 |
89,624 |
82,851 |
3,353 |
1,660 |
1,693 |
5,831 |
3,220 |
2,611 |
18,022 |
8,449 |
9,573 |