Numbers and Proportions per Cent. at Successive Censuses.—(XX.), TABLE IV.—Showing the Number of Persons, Males, and Females, of different Religions, living in Victoria in 1854, 1857, 1861, and 1871, 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. |
1871. |
| Numbers. |
Proportions per Cent. |
Numbers. |
Proportions per Cent. |
Numbers. |
Proportions per Cent. |
Numbers. |
Proportions per Cent. |
| Persons. |
Persons. |
Persons. |
Males. |
Females. |
Persons. |
Males. |
Females. |
Persons. |
Males. |
Females. |
Persons. |
Males. |
Females. |
Persons. |
Males. |
Females. |
Persons. |
Males. |
Females. |
| Other Protestants— |
|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
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|
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| Independents, or Congregationalists |
7,791 |
3.29 |
10,761 |
6,271 |
4,490 |
2.62 |
2.38 |
3.07 |
12,796 |
7,081 |
5,715 |
2.37 |
2.16 |
2.69 |
18,191 |
9,359 |
8,832 |
2.49 |
2.33 |
2.67 |
| Baptists |
4,727 |
1.99 |
6,412 |
3,688 |
2,724 |
1.56 |
1.40 |
1.86 |
9,001 |
4,989 |
4,012 |
1.67 |
1.52 |
1.90 |
16,311 |
8,156 |
8,155 |
2.23 |
2.03 |
2.47 |
| Lutherans, German Protestants |
3,043 |
1.29 |
6,513 |
5,185 |
1,328 |
1.58 |
1.96 |
0.91 |
10,043 |
7,620 |
2,423 |
1.86 |
2.32 |
1.14 |
10,559 |
7,206 |
3,353 |
1.44 |
1.80 |
1.01 |
| Christians, Church of Christ |
|
|
69 |
49 |
20 |
0.02 |
0.02 |
0.01 |
441 |
255 |
186 |
0.08 |
0.08 |
0.09 |
3,540 |
1,715 |
1,825 |
0.48 |
0.43 |
0.55 |
| Plymouth Brethren |
181 |
0.08 |
116 |
83 |
33 |
0.03 |
0.03 |
0.02 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
193 |
90 |
103 |
0.03 |
0.02 |
0.03 |
| Moravians, United Brethren |
57 |
0.02 |
57 |
41 |
16 |
0.01 |
0.02 |
0.01 |
52 |
31 |
21 |
0.00 |
0.01 |
0.01 |
93 |
53 |
40 |
0.01 |
0.01 |
0.01 |
| Calvinists, Calvinistic Methodists |
210 |
0.09 |
468 |
334 |
134 |
0.11 |
0.13 |
0.09 |
650 |
492 |
158 |
0.10 |
0.15 |
0.07 |
1,432 |
855 |
577 |
0.20 |
0.21 |
0.17 |
| Society of Friends |
221 |
0.09 |
325 |
238 |
87 |
0.08 |
0.09 |
0.06 |
273 |
192 |
81 |
0.05 |
0.06 |
0.04 |
333 |
207 |
126 |
0.05 |
0.05 |
0.04 |
| Unitarians |
1,180 |
0.50 |
1,462 |
1,031 |
431 |
0.36 |
0.39 |
0.29 |
1,430 |
989 |
441 |
0.27 |
0.30 |
0.21 |
1,016 |
661 |
355 |
0.14 |
0.16 |
0.11 |
| Others* |
649 |
0.27 |
538 |
384 |
154 |
0.13 |
0.15 |
0.11 |
412 |
279 |
133 |
0.08 |
0.08 |
0.06 |
835 |
529 |
306 |
0.12 |
0.13 |
0.09 |
| Catholics— |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
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| 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 |
167,468 |
84,861 |
82,607 |
22.89 |
21.16 |
25.00 |
| 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 |
3,152 |
1,545 |
1,607 |
0.43 |
0.38 |
0.49 |
| Greek Church |
65 |
0.03 |
127 |
124 |
3 |
0.03 |
0.05 |
0.00 |
239 |
226 |
13 |
0.04 |
0.07 |
0.01 |
332 |
305 |
27 |
0.05 |
0.08 |
0.01 |
| Other Sects— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Catholic and Apostolic Church |
75 |
0.03 |
125 |
89 |
36 |
0.03 |
0.03 |
0.02 |
144 |
72 |
72 |
0.03 |
0.02 |
0.03 |
278 |
142 |
136 |
0.04 |
0.04 |
0.04 |
| Israclites and Christian Israelites |
|
|
307 |
186 |
121 |
0.08 |
0.07 |
0.08 |
395 |
222 |
173 |
0.07 |
0.07 |
0.08 |
285 |
143 |
142 |
0.04 |
0.04 |
0.04 |
| 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 |
97 |
78 |
19 |
0.01 |
0.02 |
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 |
3,571 |
2,010 |
1,561 |
0.49 |
0.50 |
0.47 |
| Mahometans |
332 |
0.14 |
216 |
213 |
3 |
0.05 |
0.08 |
0.00 |
189 |
178 |
11 |
0.04 |
0.05 |
0.01 |
125 |
124 |
1 |
0.02 |
0.04 |
|
| Pagans |
2,677 |
1.13 |
27,288 |
26,758 |
530 |
6.63 |
10.12 |
0.37 |
26,223 |
25,582 |
641 |
4.85 |
7.78 |
0.33 |
17,650 |
17,620 |
30 |
2.41 |
4.39 |
0.01 |
| Others* |
182 |
0.08 |
374 |
267 |
107 |
0.09 |
0.10 |
0.07 |
208 |
155 |
53 |
0.04 |
0.05 |
0.03 |
617 |
391 |
226 |
0.08 |
0.10 |
0.07 |
| No Denomination* |
171 |
0.07 |
1,406 |
1,194 |
212 |
0.34 |
0.45 |
0.14 |
952 |
761 |
191 |
0.18 |
0.23 |
0.09 |
2,737 |
1,880 |
857 |
0.37 |
0.47 |
0.26 |
| No Religion* |
805 |
0.33 |
1,158 |
1,073 |
85 |
0.28 |
0.41 |
0.06 |
441 |
398 |
43 |
0.08 |
0.12 |
0.02 |
2,150 |
1,531 |
619 |
0.29 |
0.38 |
0.19 |
| Unspecified |
2,121 |
290 |
7,659 |
6,338 |
1,321 |
1.86 |
2.40 |
0.90 |
6,394 |
5,356 |
1,038 |
1.19 |
1.63 |
0.48 |
5,560 |
3,193 |
2,367 |
0.76 |
0.80 |
0.72 |
| Objecting to state their Religion from conscientious scruples |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
11,536 |
7,607 |
3,929 |
2.14 |
2.31 |
1.86 |
9,965 |
6,325 |
3,640 |
1.36 |
1.58 |
1.10 |