Goldfields., TABLE IX.—Showing the Numbers and Proportions per Cent. to their respective Totals of Persons, Males, and Females, of different Religions, living on the Goldfields.
Religious Denominations. |
Numbers. |
Proportions per Cent. |
Persons. |
Males. |
Females. |
Persons. |
Males. |
Females. |
Total Population |
270,428 |
155,269 |
115,159 |
|
|
|
Total of Specified Beliefs |
265,193 |
152,024 |
113,169 |
100.00 |
100.00 |
100.00 |
Episcopalians— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Church of England, Episcopalians (not otherwise defined) |
89,329 |
50,498 |
38,831 |
33.69 |
33.22 |
34.32 |
Free Church of England |
238 |
130 |
108 |
0.09 |
0.09 |
0.09 |
Protestants (not otherwise defined) |
1,575 |
1,001 |
574 |
0.59 |
0.66 |
0.51 |
Presbyterians— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Presbyterian Church of Victoria |
26,700 |
14,422 |
12,278 |
10.07 |
9.49 |
10.85 |
Free Presbyterians (undefined) |
6,115 |
3,494 |
2,621 |
2.31 |
2.30 |
2.32 |
Reformed Presbyterians Church, Convenanters |
58 |
32 |
26 |
0.02 |
0.02 |
0.02 |
Presbyterians (not otherwise defined) |
2,819 |
1,579 |
1,240 |
1.06 |
1.04 |
1.09 |
Other Presbyterians |
3 |
3 |
|
|
|
|
Wesleyan Methodists— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
United Methodist Free Church |
403 |
228 |
175 |
0.15 |
0.15 |
0.15 |
New Connection Methodists |
8 |
6 |
2 |
|
|
|
Primitive Methodists |
4,615 |
2,308 |
2,307 |
1.74 |
1.52 |
2.04 |
Bible Christians |
2,873 |
1,435 |
1,438 |
1.08 |
0.94 |
1.27 |
Wesleyan Methodists (not otherwise defined) |
40,675 |
21,118 |
19,557 |
15.34 |
13.89 |
17.28 |
Other Wesleyan Methodists |
19 |
7 |
12 |
0.01 |
|
0.01 |
Other Protestants— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Independents or Congregationalists |
6,092 |
3,243 |
2,849 |
2.30 |
2.13 |
2.52 |
Baptists |
4,577 |
2,384 |
2,193 |
1.73 |
1.57 |
1.94 |
Lutherans, German Protestants |
4,786 |
3,520 |
1,266 |
1.80 |
2.32 |
1.12 |
Disciples of Christ, Christians |
1,058 |
536 |
522 |
0.40 |
0.35 |
0.46 |
Moravians, United Brethren |
13 |
9 |
4 |
|
|
|
Calvinists, Calvinistic Methodists |
1,017 |
595 |
422 |
0.38 |
0.39 |
0.37 |
Society of Friends |
111 |
67 |
44 |
0.04 |
0.04 |
0.04 |
Unitarians |
235 |
174 |
61 |
0.09 |
0.11 |
0.05 |
Other Protestants |
214 |
116 |
98 |
0.08 |
0.08 |
0.09 |
Catholics— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Roman Catholics |
51,460 |
26,398 |
25,062 |
19.41 |
17.36 |
22.15 |
Catholics (not otherwise defined) |
1,149 |
587 |
562 |
0.43 |
0.39 |
0.50 |
Greek Church |
122 |
97 |
25 |
0.05 |
0.06 |
0.02 |
Other Sects— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Catholic and Apostolic Church |
40 |
22 |
18 |
0.02 |
0.02 |
0.02 |
Israclites and Christian Israelites |
52 |
25 |
27 |
0.02 |
0.02 |
0.02 |
Latter-day Saints or Mormons |
28 |
26 |
2 |
0.01 |
0.02 |
|
Jews |
780 |
466 |
314 |
0.29 |
0.31 |
0.28 |
Mahometans |
90 |
89 |
1 |
0.03 |
0.06 |
|
Pagans |
15,985 |
15,977 |
8 |
6.03 |
10.51 |
0.01 |
Other Sects |
300 |
201 |
99 |
0.11 |
0.13 |
0.09 |
No Denomination |
1,135 |
829 |
306 |
0.43 |
0.55 |
0.27 |
No Religion |
519 |
402 |
117 |
0.20 |
0.26 |
0.10 |
Unspecified |
1,925 |
1,067 |
868 |
|
|
|
Objecting to state their Religion from conscientious scruples |
3,300 |
2,178 |
1,122 |
|
|
|