TABLE III., SUMMARY TABLE C—showing the INCREASE of the principal RELIGIOUS BODIES in VICTORIA in 1854 as compared with 1851.
| Religious Denomination. |
Number of Members of each Denomination. |
Absolute Increase of each Denomination. |
Proportion of Increase Per cent. |
| 1851. |
1854. |
| Church of England |
37,433 |
108,002 |
70,569 |
188.52 |
| Presbyterians |
11,608 |
42,317 |
30,709 |
264.55 |
| Wesleyan Methodists |
4,988 |
15,284 |
16,296 |
206.42 |
| Other Protestants |
4,313 |
18,264 |
13,921 |
322.77 |
| Roman Catholics |
18,014 |
45,111 |
27,097 |
150.42 |
| Jews |
364 |
1,547 |
1,183 |
325.00 |
| Mahomedans and Pagans |
201 |
3,009 |
2,808 |
1327.01 |
| Other Persussions |
424 |
368 |
|
|
| No Religion |
|
805 |
|
|
| Not Specified |
|
2,121 |
|
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