TABLE SHOWING THE RELIGIONS OF THE URBAN AND EXTRA-URBAN POPULATION AS COMPARED WITH THOSE OF THE POPULATION OF THE ENTIRE COLONY.
| Religions. |
THE COLONY. |
CORPORATE TOWNS AND MUNICIPALITIES. |
RURAL DISTRICTS. |
| Numbers. |
Percentage. |
Numbers. |
Percentage. |
Numbers. |
Percentage. |
| Church of England |
212,068 |
39.74 |
94,467 |
40.32 |
117,601 |
39.25 |
| Presbyterians |
87,103 |
16.29 |
34,047 |
14.52 |
53,056 |
17.72 |
| Wesleyans |
46,511 |
8.70 |
24,083 |
10.28 |
22,428 |
7.49 |
| Other Protestants |
35,431 |
6.65 |
18,891 |
8.06 |
16,540 |
5.52 |
| Roman Catholics |
109,829 |
20.57 |
45,578 |
19.45 |
64,251 |
21.45 |
| Jews |
2,903 |
0.54 |
2,498 |
1.06 |
405 |
0.13 |
| Objecting to state their religion |
11,536 |
2.16 |
6,145 |
2.61 |
5,391 |
1.79 |
| Residue (exclusive of the unspecified) |
28,547 |
5.35 |
8,636 |
3.70 |
19,911 |
6.65 |
| Total |
533,928 |
100.00 |
234,345 |
100.00 |
299,583 |
100.00 |