Summary of Mining Districts., TABLE XV.—Showing the Number of Persons, Males, and Females, of different Religions, living in each Mining District.
| Religious Denominations. |
Total of Mining Districts. |
Ararat. |
Ballarat. |
Beechworth. |
Castlemaine. |
Gippsland. |
Maryborough. |
Sandhurst. |
| Persons. |
Males. |
Females. |
Persons. |
Males. |
Females. |
Persons. |
Males. |
Females. |
Persons. |
Males. |
Females. |
Persons. |
Males. |
Females. |
Persons. |
Males. |
Females. |
Persons. |
Males. |
Females. |
Persons. |
Males. |
Females. |
| TOTAL |
270,428 |
155,269 |
115,159 |
19,546 |
11,546 |
8,000 |
94,618 |
51,329 |
43,289 |
27,061 |
16,773 |
10,288 |
38,385 |
22,093 |
16,292 |
5,557 |
4,033 |
1,524 |
35,892 |
21,519 |
14,373 |
49,369 |
27,976 |
21,393 |
| Episcopalians— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Church of England, Episcopalians (not otherwise defined) |
89,329 |
50,498 |
38,831 |
|
3,957 |
2,987 |
|
15,616 |
13,294 |
|
4,841 |
3,479 |
|
6,944 |
5,442 |
|
1,322 |
638 |
|
8,401 |
5,985 |
|
9,417 |
7,006 |
| Free Church of England |
238 |
130 |
108 |
|
|
|
|
126 |
101 |
|
2 |
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2 |
5 |
|
|
|
| Protestants (not otherwise defined) |
1,575 |
1,001 |
574 |
|
109 |
36 |
|
297 |
206 |
|
208 |
146 |
|
244 |
136 |
|
18 |
|
|
53 |
16 |
|
72 |
34 |
| Presbyterians— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Presbyterian Church of Victoria |
26,700 |
14,422 |
12,278 |
|
1,435 |
1,252 |
|
5,634 |
5,296 |
|
1,206 |
946 |
|
1,502 |
1,296 |
|
241 |
119 |
|
2,111 |
1,533 |
|
2,293 |
1,836 |
| Free Presbyterian Church of Victoria, and Free Presbyterians (undefined) |
6,115 |
3,494 |
2,622 |
|
286 |
205 |
|
1,097 |
945 |
|
465 |
306 |
|
397 |
305 |
|
132 |
42 |
|
500 |
366 |
|
617 |
452 |
| Reformed Presbyterian Church, Covenanters |
58 |
32 |
26 |
|
|
|
|
10 |
7 |
|
7 |
7 |
|
3 |
|
|
|
|
|
6 |
8 |
|
6 |
4 |
| Presbyterians (not otherwise defined) |
2,819 |
1,579 |
1,240 |
|
84 |
72 |
|
469 |
404 |
|
298 |
230 |
|
363 |
308 |
|
24 |
3 |
|
194 |
130 |
|
147 |
93 |
| Other Presbyterians |
3 |
3 |
|
|
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Wesleyan Methodists— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| United Methodist Free Church |
403 |
228 |
175 |
|
30 |
27 |
|
86 |
68 |
|
5 |
|
|
10 |
6 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
96 |
74 |
| New Connection Methodists |
8 |
6 |
2 |
|
2 |
|
|
1 |
|
|
1 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2 |
1 |
|
|
|
| Primitive Methodists |
4,615 |
2,308 |
2,307 |
|
119 |
130 |
|
1,198 |
1,218 |
|
38 |
31 |
|
368 |
356 |
|
8 |
1 |
|
163 |
165 |
|
414 |
406 |
| Bible Christians |
2,873 |
1,435 |
1,438 |
|
2 |
2 |
|
612 |
635 |
|
25 |
27 |
|
320 |
327 |
|
|
|
|
19 |
13 |
|
457 |
434 |
| Wesleyan Methodists (not otherwise defined) |
40,675 |
21,118 |
19,557 |
|
1,064 |
956 |
|
8,899 |
8,679 |
|
1,132 |
1,006 |
|
3,402 |
3,186 |
|
149 |
84 |
|
2,627 |
2,275 |
|
3,845 |
3,371 |
| Other Wesleyan Methodists |
19 |
7 |
12 |
|
|
|
|
|
5 |
|
1 |
1 |
|
2 |
5 |
|
|
|
|
4 |
|
|
|
1 |
| Other Protestants— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Independents, or Congregationalists |
6,092 |
3,243 |
2,849 |
|
216 |
174 |
|
1,029 |
971 |
|
358 |
266 |
|
645 |
636 |
|
32 |
13 |
|
425 |
301 |
|
538 |
488 |
| Baptists |
4,577 |
2,384 |
2,193 |
|
208 |
189 |
|
898 |
921 |
|
181 |
153 |
|
411 |
360 |
|
30 |
17 |
|
306 |
241 |
|
350 |
312 |
| Lutherans, German Protestants |
4,786 |
3,520 |
1,266 |
|
149 |
52 |
|
692 |
294 |
|
393 |
99 |
|
545 |
239 |
|
104 |
10 |
|
626 |
151 |
|
1,011 |
421 |
| Disciples of Christ, Christians |
1,058 |
536 |
522 |
|
|
|
|
287 |
288 |
|
28 |
19 |
|
20 |
18 |
|
|
1 |
|
164 |
159 |
|
37 |
37 |
| Moravians, United Brethren |
13 |
9 |
4 |
|
2 |
|
|
3 |
3 |
|
3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
| Calvinists, Calvinistic Methodists |
1,017 |
595 |
422 |
|
26 |
12 |
|
322 |
296 |
|
8 |
2 |
|
86 |
62 |
|
5 |
2 |
|
99 |
35 |
|
49 |
13 |
| Society of Friends |
111 |
67 |
44 |
|
8 |
7 |
|
32 |
26 |
|
6 |
6 |
|
3 |
|
|
1 |
|
|
8 |
2 |
|
9 |
3 |
| Unitarians |
235 |
174 |
61 |
|
37 |
17 |
|
37 |
15 |
|
12 |
4 |
|
24 |
8 |
|
9 |
2 |
|
28 |
7 |
|
27 |
8 |
| Other Protestants |
214 |
116 |
98 |
|
9 |
12 |
|
19 |
9 |
|
10 |
11 |
|
12 |
9 |
|
1 |
|
|
8 |
7 |
|
57 |
50 |
| Catholics— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Roman Catholics |
51,460 |
26,398 |
25,062 |
|
1,821 |
1,637 |
|
8,432 |
8,523 |
|
3,212 |
3,101 |
|
3,223 |
2,969 |
|
888 |
567 |
|
3,025 |
2,560 |
|
5,797 |
5,705 |
| Catholics (not otherwise defined) |
1,149 |
587 |
562 |
|
46 |
80 |
|
116 |
153 |
|
160 |
147 |
|
172 |
153 |
|
4 |
1 |
|
48 |
34 |
|
41 |
44 |
| Greek Church |
122 |
97 |
25 |
|
1 |
|
|
8 |
|
|
4 |
|
|
11 |
6 |
|
2 |
|
|
34 |
8 |
|
37 |
11 |
| Other Sects— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Catholic and Apostolic Church |
40 |
22 |
18 |
|
1 |
|
|
16 |
8 |
|
|
1 |
|
3 |
9 |
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
1 |
|
| Israelites and Christian Israelites |
52 |
25 |
27 |
|
1 |
|
|
15 |
24 |
|
|
|
|
8 |
2 |
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
1 |
| Latter-day Saints or Mormons |
28 |
26 |
2 |
|
4 |
|
|
2 |
1 |
|
3 |
|
|
2 |
|
|
1 |
|
|
10 |
1 |
|
4 |
|
| Jews |
780 |
466 |
314 |
|
19 |
14 |
|
229 |
160 |
|
53 |
32 |
|
13 |
19 |
|
6 |
|
|
43 |
25 |
|
103 |
64 |
| Mahometans |
90 |
89 |
1 |
|
8 |
1 |
|
18 |
|
|
5 |
|
|
7 |
|
|
|
|
|
25 |
|
|
26 |
|
| Pagans |
15,985 |
15,977 |
8 |
|
1,597 |
|
|
3,838 |
3 |
|
3,615 |
4 |
|
2,648 |
|
|
915 |
|
|
1,843 |
|
|
1,521 |
1 |
| Other Sects |
300 |
201 |
99 |
|
13 |
|
|
13 |
1 |
|
18 |
7 |
|
75 |
61 |
|
2 |
|
|
15 |
1 |
|
65 |
29 |
| No Denomination |
1,135 |
829 |
306 |
|
55 |
42 |
|
234 |
111 |
|
69 |
29 |
|
89 |
28 |
|
15 |
|
|
160 |
42 |
|
207 |
54 |
| No Religion |
519 |
402 |
117 |
|
32 |
9 |
|
126 |
45 |
|
40 |
16 |
|
50 |
23 |
|
3 |
1 |
|
66 |
13 |
|
85 |
10 |
| Unspecified |
1,935 |
1,067 |
868 |
|
74 |
55 |
|
300 |
250 |
|
145 |
109 |
|
187 |
158 |
|
32 |
7 |
|
149 |
118 |
|
180 |
171 |
| Objecting to state their Religion from conscientious scruples |
3,300 |
2,178 |
1,122 |
|
131 |
82 |
|
616 |
329 |
|
221 |
100 |
|
304 |
165 |
|
87 |
15 |
|
353 |
171 |
|
466 |
260 |