SUMMARY TABLE III.—Showing the Number of Persons, MALES and FEMALES, in Victoria, of each RELIGIOUS DENOMINATION, and the Proportion per Cent. of each Denomination to the Total of Persons, Males and Females respectively.
| RELIGIOUS DENOMINATIONS. |
INCLUSIVE OF CHINESE, ABORIGINES, AND ESTIMATE FOR MIGRATORY POPULATION. |
EXCLUSIVE OF CHINESE, ROVING ABORIGINES, AND MIGRATORY POPULATION. |
| NUMBER. |
PROPORTION PER CENT. |
NUMBER. |
PROPORTION PER CENT. |
| Both Sexes. |
Males. |
Females. |
Both Sexes. |
Males. |
Females. |
Both Sexes. |
Males. |
Females. |
Both Sexes. |
Males. |
Females. |
|
1. |
2. |
3. |
4. |
5. |
6. |
7. |
8. |
9. |
10. |
11. |
12. |
| Church of England |
159,677 |
100,958 |
58,719 |
38.193 |
40.100 |
38.874 |
157,818 |
99,409 |
58,409 |
42.464 |
40.238 |
41.612 |
| Free Church |
221 |
131 |
90 |
0.050 |
0.062 |
0.054 |
218 |
129 |
89 |
0.055 |
0.061 |
0.057 |
| Protestants (not otherwise defined) |
15,520 |
11,019 |
4,501 |
4.169 |
3.074 |
3.778 |
15,321 |
10,844 |
4,477 |
4.632 |
3.084 |
4.040 |
| Scottish Presbyterians :— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Church of Scotland |
28,154 |
17,617 |
10,537 |
6.664 |
7.196 |
6.854 |
27,828 |
17,347 |
10,481 |
7.411 |
7.222 |
7.337 |
| Free Church of Scotland |
19,559 |
11,513 |
8,046 |
4.356 |
5.494 |
4.761 |
19,341 |
11,337 |
8,004 |
4.843 |
5.514 |
5.100 |
| United Presbyterian Church |
9,421 |
5,585 |
3,836 |
2.113 |
2.619 |
2.296 |
9,315 |
5,499 |
3,816 |
2.349 |
2.629 |
2.456 |
| Other Scottish Presbyterians* |
256 |
156 |
100 |
0.059 |
0.068 |
0.062 |
253 |
154 |
99 |
0.066 |
0.068 |
0.066 |
| Presbyterians (not otherwise defined) |
8,545 |
5,655 |
2,890 |
2.139 |
1.974 |
2.080 |
8,443 |
5,568 |
2,875 |
2.379 |
1.981 |
2.226 |
| Wesleyan Methodists :— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Wesleyans (not otherwise defined) |
25,021 |
14,625 |
10,396 |
5.533 |
7.100 |
6.092 |
24,740 |
14,399 |
10,341 |
6.151 |
7.125 |
6.523 |
| Primitive Methodists |
2,067 |
1,256 |
811 |
0.475 |
0.554 |
0.503 |
2,044 |
1,237 |
807 |
0.528 |
0.556 |
0.539 |
| Other Wesleyan Methodists* |
1,217 |
660 |
557 |
0.250 |
0.380 |
0.296 |
1,204 |
650 |
554 |
0.277 |
0.382 |
0.317 |
| Independents or Congregationalists |
10,858 |
6,355 |
4,503 |
2.405 |
3.075 |
2.644 |
10,732 |
6,253 |
4,479 |
2.671 |
3.086 |
2.830 |
| Baptists |
6,484 |
3,746 |
2,738 |
1.418 |
1.870 |
1.578 |
6,412 |
3,688 |
2,724 |
1.575 |
1.876 |
1.691 |
| Lutherans |
6,574 |
5,244 |
1,330 |
1.984 |
0.908 |
1.600 |
6,488 |
5,165 |
1,323 |
2.207 |
0.912 |
1.711 |
| Unitarians |
1,480 |
1,047 |
433 |
0.396 |
0.295 |
0.360 |
1,462 |
1,031 |
431 |
0.440 |
0.296 |
0.386 |
| Society of Friends |
329 |
242 |
87 |
0.092 |
0.059 |
0.080 |
325 |
238 |
87 |
0.102 |
0.060 |
0.086 |
| Other Persuasions (Protestant)* |
1,796 |
1,286 |
510 |
0.487 |
0.348 |
0.437 |
1,772 |
1,265 |
507 |
0.540 |
0.350 |
0.467 |
| Roman Catholics |
70,926 |
39,389 |
31,537 |
14.898 |
21.538 |
17.267 |
70,152 |
38,781 |
31,371 |
16.566 |
21.612 |
18.497 |
| Catholics (not otherwise defined) |
6,425 |
3,837 |
2,588 |
1.452 |
1.768 |
1.564 |
6,348 |
3,774 |
2,574 |
1.612 |
1.773 |
1.674 |
| Greek Church |
129 |
126 |
3 |
0.048 |
0.002 |
0.031 |
127 |
124 |
3 |
0.053 |
0.002 |
0.033 |
| Israelites and Christians Israelites |
311 |
189 |
122 |
0.070 |
0.063 |
0.075 |
307 |
186 |
121 |
0.079 |
0.083 |
0.061 |
| Latter Day Saints or Mormons |
211 |
167 |
44 |
0.063 |
0.030 |
0.051 |
208 |
164 |
44 |
0.070 |
0.030 |
0.055 |
| Jews |
2,208 |
1,540 |
668 |
0.583 |
0.456 |
0.539 |
2,181 |
1,516 |
665 |
0.647 |
0.457 |
0.575 |
| Unsectarian, no sect, no denomination, Free Thinkers |
1,425 |
1,212 |
213 |
0.459 |
0.145 |
0.347 |
1,406 |
1,194 |
212 |
0.510 |
0.146 |
0.371 |
| No Religion |
1,175 |
1,090 |
85 |
0.413 |
0.058 |
0.286 |
1,158 |
1,073 |
85 |
0.458 |
0.058 |
0.305 |
| Mahomedans |
218 |
215 |
3 |
0.081 |
0.002 |
0.053 |
216 |
213 |
3 |
0.091 |
0.002 |
0.057 |
| Pagans |
27,254 |
26,724 |
530 |
10.110 |
0.362 |
6.634 |
137 |
116 |
21 |
0.049 |
0.014 |
0.036 |
| Unspecified Adults |
2,999 |
2,590 |
409 |
0.980 |
0.279 |
0.730 |
2,999 |
2,590 |
409 |
1.107 |
0.282 |
0.791 |
| Unspecified Children |
306 |
160 |
146 |
0.060 |
0.100 |
0.074 |
306 |
160 |
146 |
0.068 |
0.101 |
0.081 |
| Total |
410,766 |
264,334 |
146,432 |
100.000 |
100.000 |
100.000 |
379,261 |
234,104 |
145,157 |
100.000 |
100.000 |
100.00 |