Summary of Shires and Road Districts., TABLE XIV.—Showing the Number of Persons, Males, and Females, of different Religions living in each Shire and Road District.
| Religious Denominations. |
Total of Shires and Road Districts. |
Alberton. |
Alexandra. |
Ararat. |
Avoca. |
Avon. |
Bacchus Marsh. |
| Persons. |
Males. |
Females. |
Persons. |
Males. |
Females. |
Persons. |
Males. |
Females. |
Persons. |
Males. |
Females. |
Persons. |
Males. |
Females. |
Persons. |
Males. |
Females. |
Persons. |
Males. |
Females. |
| TOTAL |
345,847 |
202,429 |
143,418 |
2,757 |
1,656 |
1,101 |
3,390 |
2,115 |
1,275 |
6,543 |
3,848 |
2,695 |
7,010 |
4,480 |
2,530 |
3,540 |
2,012 |
1,528 |
2,437 |
1,331 |
1,106 |
| Episcopalians— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Church of England, Episcopalians (not otherwise defined) |
115,897 |
68,456 |
47,441 |
1,242 |
773 |
469 |
1,502 |
943 |
559 |
2,603 |
1,579 |
1,024 |
2,508 |
1,459 |
1,049 |
1,399 |
820 |
579 |
777 |
457 |
320 |
| Free Church of England |
72 |
44 |
28 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Protestants (not otherwise defined) |
2,075 |
1,422 |
653 |
18 |
12 |
6 |
37 |
23 |
14 |
12 |
8 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
|
1 |
1 |
|
4 |
4 |
|
| Presbyterians— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Presbyterian Church of Victoria |
44,362 |
24,305 |
20,057 |
310 |
188 |
122 |
403 |
241 |
162 |
1,313 |
735 |
578 |
617 |
354 |
263 |
589 |
309 |
280 |
551 |
299 |
252 |
| Free Presbyterian Church of Victoria, and Free Presbyterians (undefined) |
11,976 |
6,970 |
5,006 |
93 |
72 |
21 |
92 |
64 |
28 |
261 |
146 |
115 |
254 |
134 |
120 |
332 |
185 |
147 |
72 |
34 |
38 |
| Reformed Presbyterian Church, Convenanters |
119 |
70 |
49 |
|
|
|
1 |
1 |
|
1 |
1 |
|
7 |
2 |
5 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Presbyterians (not otherwise defined) |
5,154 |
3,048 |
2,106 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
74 |
46 |
28 |
37 |
23 |
14 |
43 |
25 |
18 |
15 |
13 |
2 |
62 |
30 |
32 |
| Other Presbyterians |
4 |
4 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Wesleyan Methodists— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| United Methodist Free Church |
257 |
148 |
109 |
|
|
|
6 |
6 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
| New Connection Methodists |
17 |
5 |
12 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Primitive Methodists |
4,022 |
2,086 |
1,936 |
3 |
3 |
|
29 |
14 |
15 |
36 |
17 |
19 |
8 |
5 |
3 |
12 |
7 |
5 |
|
|
|
| Bible Christians |
1,636 |
825 |
811 |
|
|
|
4 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Wesleyan Methodists (not otherwise defined) |
33,315 |
17,854 |
15,461 |
219 |
124 |
95 |
106 |
60 |
46 |
413 |
227 |
186 |
822 |
434 |
388 |
166 |
85 |
81 |
24 |
14 |
10 |
| Other Wesleyan Methodists |
14 |
7 |
7 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Other Protestants— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Independents, or Congregationalists |
4,881 |
2,743 |
2,138 |
64 |
28 |
36 |
40 |
26 |
14 |
21 |
15 |
6 |
110 |
60 |
50 |
76 |
49 |
27 |
21 |
12 |
9 |
| Baptists |
5,091 |
2,785 |
2,306 |
16 |
12 |
4 |
33 |
19 |
14 |
56 |
35 |
21 |
53 |
35 |
18 |
35 |
19 |
16 |
51 |
25 |
26 |
| Lutherans, German Protestants |
5,834 |
4,024 |
1,810 |
21 |
17 |
4 |
39 |
38 |
1 |
67 |
41 |
26 |
96 |
73 |
23 |
33 |
19 |
14 |
8 |
7 |
1 |
| Disciples of Christ, Christians |
928 |
475 |
453 |
|
|
|
1 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
25 |
13 |
12 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Moravians, United Brethren |
74 |
38 |
36 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
1 |
|
1 |
1 |
|
11 |
5 |
6 |
|
|
|
| Calvinists, Calvinistic Methodists |
633 |
407 |
226 |
|
|
|
7 |
3 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
|
3 |
3 |
|
1 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
| Society of Friends |
77 |
57 |
20 |
|
|
|
1 |
1 |
|
1 |
1 |
|
1 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Unitarians |
203 |
157 |
46 |
2 |
2 |
|
5 |
5 |
|
4 |
2 |
2 |
12 |
6 |
6 |
1 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
| Other Protestants |
213 |
126 |
87 |
|
|
|
3 |
3 |
|
1 |
1 |
|
5 |
3 |
2 |
|
|
|
1 |
1 |
|
| Catholics— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Roman Catholics |
85,507 |
46,878 |
38,629 |
720 |
380 |
340 |
824 |
484 |
340 |
1,431 |
787 |
644 |
1,075 |
557 |
518 |
721 |
398 |
323 |
818 |
422 |
396 |
| Catholics (not otherwise defined) |
1,528 |
830 |
698 |
7 |
6 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
3 |
20 |
12 |
8 |
11 |
4 |
7 |
1 |
|
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
| Greek Church |
100 |
84 |
16 |
|
|
|
11 |
8 |
3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Other Sects— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Catholic and Apostolic Church |
86 |
43 |
43 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Israelites and Christian Israelites |
93 |
51 |
42 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Latter-day Saints or Mormons |
41 |
34 |
7 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Jews |
191 |
140 |
51 |
|
|
|
13 |
9 |
4 |
8 |
8 |
|
4 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
|
|
|
|
| Mahometans |
94 |
93 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
10 |
9 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Pagans |
12,028 |
12,023 |
5 |
10 |
10 |
|
56 |
56 |
|
101 |
100 |
1 |
1,201 |
1,201 |
|
27 |
27 |
|
4 |
4 |
|
| Other Sects |
157 |
115 |
42 |
1 |
1 |
|
4 |
4 |
|
1 |
1 |
|
2 |
2 |
|
|
|
|
1 |
1 |
|
| No Denomination |
1,148 |
832 |
316 |
5 |
5 |
|
14 |
13 |
1 |
21 |
10 |
11 |
42 |
30 |
12 |
5 |
3 |
2 |
10 |
7 |
3 |
| No Religion |
1,490 |
1,024 |
466 |
4 |
4 |
|
14 |
8 |
6 |
15 |
14 |
1 |
10 |
10 |
|
79 |
45 |
34 |
1 |
1 |
|
| Unspecified |
2,537 |
1,562 |
975 |
8 |
7 |
1 |
35 |
7 |
28 |
42 |
28 |
14 |
18 |
12 |
6 |
12 |
6 |
6 |
13 |
2 |
11 |
| Objecting to state their Religion from conscientious scruples |
3,993 |
2,664 |
1,329 |
10 |
9 |
1 |
32 |
29 |
3 |
58 |
40 |
18 |
77 |
48 |
29 |
21 |
17 |
4 |
18 |
10 |
8 |