Religions of the Chinese, 1901., TABLE XI.—Showing the Number of Persons, Males, and Females, belonging to the principal Religious Denominations, among which the Chinese are separately distinguished.
  
    
      |  | Exclusive of Chinese, Half-Caste Tasmanian Aborigines and Aliens. | Chinese only. | Other Aliens, and Half-Caste Aborigines. | Total, including Chinese, Half-Caste Aborigines, and Aliens. | 
    
      | Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | 
  
  
    
      | Total | 171,627 | 88,948 | 82,679 | 609 | 536 | 73 | 239 | 140 | 99 | 172,475 | 89,624 | 82,851 | 
    
      | CHRISTIAN DENOMINATIONS. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 
    
      | Baptists | 4,687 | 4,193 | 2,494 | 29 | 28 | 1 |  |  |  | 4,716 | 2,221 | 2,495 | 
    
      | Christian Brethren, &c. | 1,767 | 809 | 958 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,767 | 809 | 958 | 
    
      | Church of England | 86,200 | 44,946 | 41,254 | 69 | 42 | 27 | 167 | 87 | 80 | 86,436 | 45,075 | 41,361 | 
    
      | Church of Rome | 30,259 | 15,625 | 14,634 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 45 | 28 | 17 | 30,324 | 15,663 | 14,663 | 
    
      | Independents | 5,544 | 2,705 | 2,839 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5,544 | 2,705 | 2,839 | 
    
      | Lutherans | 387 | 291 | 96 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 387 | 291 | 96 | 
    
      | Methodists | 24,863 | 12,578 | 12,285 | 93 | 74 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 24,961 | 12,655 | 12,306 | 
    
      | Presbyterians | 11,523 | 5,871 | 5,652 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 11,523 | 5,871 | 5,652 | 
    
      | Other Protestant Denominations | 1,951 | 994 | 957 | 1 |  | 1 |  |  |  | 1,952 | 994 | 958 | 
    
      | Total Christian Denominations | 167,182 | 86,012 | 81,170 | 211 | 154 | 57 | 217 | 118 | 99 | 167,610 | 86,264 | 81,326 | 
    
      | NON-CHRISTIAN DENOMINATIONS. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 
    
      | Buddhists, Confucians, &c. | 14 | 13 | 1 | 339 | 326 | 13 |  |  |  | 353 | 339 | 14 | 
    
      | Mahometans and other Non-Christian Sects | 186 | 98 | 88 |  |  |  | 20 | 20 |  | 206 | 118 | 88 | 
    
      | RESIDUE (including those who object to State Denomination) | 3,768 | 2,399 | 1,369 | 56 | 54 | 2 | 2 | 2 |  | 3,826 | 2,455 | 1,371 | 
    
      | UNSPECIFIED (as regards Denomination) | 478 | 426 | 52 | 2 | 2 |  |  |  |  | 480 | 428 | 52 |