TABLE XXXV.—Showing the Numbers and Proportions per Cent. of Persons, Males, and Females, of different Religious Denominations, at the last Five Censuses.
| Religious Denominations. |
1854. |
1857. |
1861. |
| 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. |
| Total |
236,798 |
100.00 |
410,766 |
264,334 |
146,432 |
100.00 |
100.00 |
100.00 |
540,322 |
328,651 |
211,671 |
100.00 |
100.00 |
100.00 |
| Episcopalians— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Church of England, Episcopalians (not otherwise defined) |
99,978 |
42.22 |
157,818 |
99,409 |
58,409 |
38.42 |
37.61 |
39.89 |
205,695 |
123,503 |
82,192 |
38.07 |
37.57 |
38.83 |
| Free Church of England |
|
|
218 |
129 |
89 |
0.05 |
0.05 |
0.06 |
454 |
239 |
215 |
0.08 |
0.07 |
0.10 |
| Protestants (not otherwise defined) |
8,024 |
3.39 |
15,321 |
10,844 |
4,477 |
3.73 |
4.10 |
3.06 |
5,919 |
4,216 |
1,703 |
1.10 |
1.28 |
0.80 |
| Presbyterians— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Presbyterian Church of Victoria |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5,053 |
2,732 |
2,321 |
0.94 |
0.83 |
1.09 |
| Church of Scotland |
16,924 |
7.15 |
27,828 |
17,347 |
10,481 |
6.77 |
6.56 |
7.16 |
36,917 |
22,016 |
14,901 |
6.83 |
6.70 |
7.04 |
| United Presbyterians |
2,841 |
1.21 |
9,315 |
5,499 |
3,816 |
2.27 |
2.08 |
2.61 |
16,734 |
9,606 |
7,128 |
3.10 |
2.95 |
3.37 |
| Free Church of Scotland |
12,033 |
5.08 |
19,341 |
11,337 |
8,004 |
4.71 |
4.29 |
5.47 |
19,362 |
11,088 |
8,274 |
3.58 |
3.37 |
3.91 |
| Presbyterians (not otherwise defined) |
10,284 |
4.34 |
8,607 |
5,668 |
2,939 |
2.10 |
2.15 |
2.00 |
7,031 |
4,422 |
2,609 |
1.29 |
1.34 |
1.23 |
| Free Presbyterian Church of Victoria |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
27 |
15 |
12 |
0.01 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
| Free Presbyterians (undefined) |
129 |
0.05 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,811 |
1,006 |
805 |
0.34 |
0.31 |
0.38 |
| Reformed Presbyterian Church, Covenanters |
24 |
0.01 |
60 |
30 |
30 |
0.01 |
0.01 |
0.02 |
149 |
87 |
62 |
0.03 |
0.03 |
0.03 |
| Methodists— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Wesleyan Methodists (not otherwise defined) |
13,989 |
5.91 |
24,740 |
14,399 |
10,341 |
6.02 |
5.45 |
7.06 |
40,799 |
22,401 |
18,398 |
7.55 |
6.81 |
8.69 |
| United Methodists Free Church |
384 |
0.16 |
801 |
434 |
367 |
0.20 |
0.16 |
0.25 |
1,202 |
610 |
592 |
0.22 |
0.19 |
0.28 |
| New Connection Methodists |
23 |
0.01 |
28 |
16 |
12 |
0.01 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
15 |
11 |
4 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
| Primitive Methodists |
738 |
0.31 |
2,044 |
1,237 |
807 |
0.50 |
0.47 |
0.55 |
3,775 |
2,128 |
1,647 |
0.70 |
0.65 |
0.78 |
| Other Methodists |
63 |
0.03 |
107 |
56 |
51 |
0.03 |
0.02 |
0.04 |
69 |
54 |
15 |
0.01 |
0.02 |
0.01 |
| Other Protestants— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Bible Christians |
87 |
0.04 |
268 |
138 |
130 |
0.07 |
0.05 |
0.09 |
651 |
353 |
298 |
0.12 |
0.10 |
0.14 |
| Disciples of Christ, Christians, Church of Christ |
|
|
69 |
49 |
20 |
0.02 |
0.02 |
0.01 |
441 |
255 |
186 |
0.08 |
0.08 |
0.09 |
| Christians, Plymouth—Brethren |
181 |
0.8 |
116 |
83 |
33 |
0.03 |
0.02 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Lutherans, German Protestants |
3,043 |
1.29 |
6,513 |
5,185 |
1,328 |
1.59 |
1.96 |
0.91 |
10,043 |
7,620 |
2,423 |
1.86 |
2.32 |
1.14 |
| Moravians, United Brethren |
57 |
0.02 |
57 |
41 |
16 |
0.01 |
0.02 |
0.01 |
52 |
31 |
21 |
0.00 |
0.01 |
0.01 |
| Calvinists |
210 |
0.09 |
468 |
334 |
134 |
0.11 |
0.13 |
0.09 |
650 |
492 |
158 |
0.10 |
0.15 |
0.07 |
| Society of Friends |
221 |
0.09 |
325 |
238 |
87 |
0.08 |
0.09 |
0.06 |
273 |
192 |
81 |
0.05 |
0.06 |
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 |
| Other Protestants |
561 |
0.24 |
349 |
275 |
74 |
0.08 |
0.11 |
0.06 |
214 |
154 |
60 |
0.04 |
0.04 |
0.03 |
| Catholics— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Greek Church |
65 |
0.03 |
127 |
124 |
3 |
0.03 |
0.05 |
0.00 |
239 |
226 |
13 |
0.04 |
0.07 |
0.01 |
| Other Sects— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Catholic Apostolic Church |
75 |
0.03 |
125 |
89 |
36 |
0.03 |
0.03 |
0.02 |
144 |
72 |
72 |
0.03 |
0.02 |
0.03 |
| Israelites and Christian Israelites |
|
|
307 |
186 |
121 |
0.08 |
0.07 |
0.08 |
395 |
222 |
173 |
0.07 |
0.07 |
0.08 |
| 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 |
| New Church (Sweden borgians) |
88 |
0.03 |
189 |
109 |
80 |
0.05 |
0.04 |
0.05 |
198 |
125 |
73 |
0.04 |
0.04 |
0.03 |
| Spiritists and Spiritualists |
|
|
6 |
5 |
1 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
5 |
4 |
1 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
| 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 |
| Mahometans |
332 |
0.14 |
216 |
213 |
3 |
0.05 |
0.08 |
0.00 |
189 |
178 |
11 |
0.04 |
0.05 |
0.01 |
| 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 |
| Other Sects |
182 |
0.08 |
368 |
272 |
96 |
0.09 |
0.10 |
0.07 |
203 |
151 |
52 |
0.04 |
0.05 |
0.03 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Unspecified |
2,121 |
0.90 |
7,659 |
6,338 |
1,321 |
1.86 |
2.40 |
0.90 |
6,394 |
5,356 |
1,038 |
1.19 |
1.63 |
0.48 |
| Objecting to state their religion from conscientious scruples |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
11,536 |
7,607 |
3,929 |
2.14 |
2.31 |
1.86 |