Proportions of the Sexes at Successive Censuses., TABLE V.—Showing the Proportion of Males and Females in every One Hundred Persons, of each Religious Denomination, living in Victoria in 1857, 1861, and 1871 respectively.
| Religious Denominations. |
Proportion of the Sexes in every One Hundred Persons living in— |
| 1857. |
1861. |
1871. |
| Males. |
Females. |
Males. |
Females. |
Males. |
Females. |
| TOTAL OF VICTORIA |
64.35 |
35.65 |
60.83 |
39.17 |
54.82 |
45.18 |
| Episcopalians— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Church of England, Episcopalians (not otherwise defined) |
62.99 |
37.01 |
60.04 |
39.96 |
55.37 |
44.63 |
| Free Church of England |
59.17 |
40.83 |
52.64 |
47.36 |
52.55 |
47.45 |
| Protestants (not otherwise defined) |
70.78 |
29.22 |
71.23 |
28.77 |
63.33 |
36.67 |
| Presbyterians— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Presbyterian Church of Victoria |
|
|
54.07 |
45.93 |
52.80 |
47.20 |
| Church of Scotland |
62.34 |
37.66 |
59.64 |
40.36 |
|
|
| United Presbyterians |
59.03 |
40.97 |
57.40 |
42.60 |
|
|
| Free Church of Scotland |
58.62 |
41.38 |
57.27 |
42.73 |
|
|
| Free Presbyterians (undefined) |
|
|
55.56 |
44.44 |
58.03 |
41.97 |
| Free Presbyterian Church of Victoria |
|
|
55.56 |
44.44 |
53.88 |
46.12 |
| Reformed Presbyterians |
50.00 |
50.00 |
58.39 |
41.61 |
54.43 |
45.57 |
| Presbyterians (not otherwise defined) |
65.95 |
34.05 |
62.59 |
37.41 |
56.30 |
43.70 |
| Others |
60.98 |
39.02 |
73.47 |
26.53 |
100.00 |
|
| Wesleyan Methodists— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| United Methodist Free Church |
54.18 |
45.82 |
50.75 |
49.25 |
51.51 |
48.49 |
| New Connection Methodists |
57.14 |
42.86 |
73.33 |
26.67 |
41.48 |
58.52 |
| Primitive Methodists |
60.52 |
39.48 |
56.37 |
43.63 |
50.32 |
49.68 |
| Bible Christians |
51.49 |
48.51 |
54.22 |
45.78 |
49.88 |
50.12 |
| Wesleyan Methodists (not otherwise defined) |
58.20 |
41.80 |
54.91 |
45.09 |
51.27 |
48.73 |
| Others |
52.34 |
47.66 |
78.26 |
21.74 |
43.75 |
56.25 |
| Other Protestants— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Independents, or Congregationalists |
58.28 |
41.72 |
55.34 |
44.66 |
51.45 |
48.55 |
| Baptists |
57.52 |
42.48 |
55.43 |
44.57 |
50.00 |
50.00 |
| Lutherans, German Protestants |
79.61 |
20.39 |
75.87 |
24.13 |
68.25 |
31.75 |
| Christians, Church of Christ |
71.01 |
28.99 |
57.82 |
42.18 |
48.45 |
51.55 |
| Plymouth Brethren |
71.55 |
28.45 |
|
|
46.63 |
53.37 |
| Moravians, United Brethren |
71.93 |
28.07 |
59.62 |
40.38 |
56.99 |
43.01 |
| Calvinists, Calvinistic Methodists |
71.37 |
28.63 |
75.69 |
24.31 |
59.71 |
40.29 |
| Society of Friends |
73.23 |
26.77 |
70.33 |
29.67 |
62.16 |
37.84 |
| Unitarians |
70.52 |
29.48 |
69.16 |
30.84 |
65.06 |
34.94 |
| Others |
71.38 |
28.62 |
67.72 |
32.28 |
63.35 |
36.65 |
| Catholics— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Roman Catholics |
55.28 |
44.72 |
54.31 |
45.69 |
50.67 |
49.33 |
| Catholics (not otherwise defined) |
59.45 |
40.55 |
57.91 |
42.09 |
49.02 |
50.98 |
| Greek Church |
97.64 |
2.36 |
94.56 |
5.44 |
91.87 |
8.13 |
| Other Sects— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Catholic and Apostolic Church |
71.20 |
28.80 |
50.00 |
50.00 |
51.08 |
48.92 |
| Israclites and Christian Israelites |
60.59 |
39.41 |
56.20 |
43.80 |
50.18 |
49.82 |
| Latter-day Saints or Mormons |
78.84 |
21.16 |
83.33 |
16.67 |
80.41 |
19.59 |
| Jews |
69.51 |
30.49 |
63.97 |
36.03 |
56.29 |
43.71 |
| Mahometans |
98.61 |
1.39 |
94.18 |
5.82 |
99.20 |
00.80 |
| Pagans |
98.06 |
1.94 |
97.56 |
2.44 |
99.83 |
00.17 |
| Others |
71.39 |
28.61 |
74.52 |
25.48 |
63.37 |
36.63 |
| No Denomination |
84.92 |
15.08 |
79.94 |
20.06 |
68.69 |
31.31 |
| No Religion |
92.66 |
7.34 |
90.25 |
9.75 |
71.21 |
28.79 |
| Unspecified |
82.75 |
17.25 |
83.77 |
16.23 |
57.43 |
42.57 |
| Objecting to state their Religion from conscientious scruples |
|
|
65.94 |
34.06 |
63.47 |
36.53 |