NUMBERS AND PROPORTIONS PER CENT. AT SUCCESSIVE CENSUSES.—(2)., TABLE IV.—Showing the Number of Persons, Males and Females, of different Religions, living in Victoria in 1854, 1857, and 1861, and the Proportions per Cent. of those belonging to each Sect to the respective Totals at each of those Periods.
| Religious Denominations. |
1854. |
1857. |
1861. |
| Numbers. |
Proportions per cent. |
Numbers. |
Proportions per cent. |
Numbers. |
Proportions per cent. |
| Persons. |
Males. |
Females. |
Persons. |
Males. |
Females. |
Persons. |
Males. |
Females. |
Persons. |
Males. |
Females. |
Persons. |
Males. |
Females. |
Persons. |
Males. |
Females. |
| Society of Friends |
221 |
|
|
0.09 |
|
|
325 |
238 |
87 |
0.08 |
0.09 |
0.06 |
273 |
192 |
81 |
0.05 |
0.06 |
0.04 |
| Calvinstic and Calvinistic Methodists |
1,383 |
|
|
0.58 |
|
|
468 |
334 |
134 |
0.11 |
0.13 |
0.09 |
650 |
492 |
158 |
0.10 |
0.15 |
0.07 |
| Other Persuasions* |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,304 |
931 |
373 |
0.31 |
0.35 |
0.26 |
1,257 |
792 |
465 |
0.23 |
0.24 |
0.22 |
| Roman Catholics |
40,711 |
|
|
17.19 |
|
|
70,152 |
38,781 |
31,371 |
17.08 |
14.67 |
21.42 |
107,610 |
58,447 |
49,163 |
19.92 |
17.78 |
23.23 |
| Catholics (not otherwise defined) |
4,400 |
|
|
1.86 |
|
|
6,348 |
3,774 |
2,574 |
1.55 |
1.42 |
1.76 |
2,219 |
1,285 |
934 |
0.41 |
0.39 |
0.44 |
| Greek Church |
65 |
|
|
0.03 |
|
|
127 |
124 |
3 |
0.03 |
0.05 |
|
239 |
226 |
13 |
0.04 |
0.07 |
0.01 |
| Israelites and Christian Israelites |
|
|
|
|
|
|
307 |
186 |
121 |
0.08 |
0.07 |
0.08 |
395 |
222 |
173 |
0.07 |
0.07 |
0.08 |
| Latter-day Saints or Mormons |
132 |
|
|
0.06 |
|
|
208 |
164 |
44 |
0.05 |
0.06 |
0.03 |
108 |
90 |
18 |
0.02 |
0.03 |
0.01 |
| Jews |
1,547 |
|
|
0.65 |
|
|
2,181 |
1,516 |
665 |
0.53 |
0.57 |
0.46 |
2,903 |
1,857 |
1,046 |
0.54 |
0.57 |
0.49 |
| Unsectarian, No Denomination, Secularists, &c. |
171 |
|
|
0.07 |
|
|
1,406 |
1,194 |
212 |
0.34 |
0.45 |
0.14 |
952 |
761 |
191 |
0.18 |
0.23 |
0.09 |
| No Religion |
3,814 |
|
|
1.61 |
|
|
1,158 |
1,073 |
85 |
0.28 |
0.41 |
0.05 |
441 |
398 |
43 |
0.08 |
0.12 |
0.02 |
| Mahomedans |
|
|
|
|
|
|
216 |
213 |
3 |
0.05 |
0.08 |
|
189 |
178 |
11 |
0.04 |
0.05 |
0.01 |
| Pagans (exclusive of Chinese) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,898 |
1,370 |
528 |
0.46 |
0.52 |
0.36 |
1,672 |
1,039 |
633 |
0.31 |
0.32 |
0.30 |
| Chinese (not Christians) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
25,390 |
25,388 |
2 |
6.18 |
9.61 |
|
24,551 |
24,543 |
8 |
4.54 |
7.47 |
0.01 |
| Unspecified (Adults) |
2,121 |
|
|
0.90 |
|
|
2,999 |
2,590 |
409 |
0.73 |
0.98 |
0.28 |
2,391 |
2,106 |
285 |
0.44 |
0.64 |
0.13 |
| Unspecified (Children) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
306 |
160 |
146 |
0.07 |
0.06 |
0.10 |
642 |
357 |
285 |
0.12 |
0.11 |
0.13 |
| Objecting to state their religion from conscientious scruples |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
11,536 |
7,607 |
3,929 |
2.14 |
2.31 |
1.86 |
| Unenumerated Migratory Population |
|
|
|
|
|
|
4,353 |
3,588 |
765 |
1.06 |
1.36 |
0.52 |
3,361 |
2,893 |
468 |
0.62 |
0.88 |
0.22 |
| Total |
236,798 |
|
|
100.00 |
|
|
410,766 |
264,334 |
146,432 |
100.00 |
100.00 |
100.00 |
540,322 |
328,651 |
211,671 |
100.00 |
100.00 |
100.00 |