TABLE XXXV.—Showing the Numbers and Proportions per Cent. of Persons, Males, and Females, of different Religious Denominations, at the last Five Censuses—continued.
| Religious Denominations. |
1871. |
1881. |
| Numbers. |
Proportions per Cent. |
Numbers. |
Proportions per Cent. |
| Persons. |
Males. |
Females. |
Persons. |
Males. |
Females. |
Persons. |
Males. |
Females. |
Persons. |
Males. |
Females. |
| Total |
731,528 |
401,050 |
330,478 |
100.00 |
100.00 |
100.00 |
862,346 |
452,083 |
410,263 |
100.00 |
100.00 |
100.00 |
| Episcopalians— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Church of England, Episcopalians (not otherwise defined) |
251,328 |
139,166 |
112,162 |
34.36 |
34.70 |
33.94 |
299,542 |
157,937 |
141,605 |
34.74 |
34.94 |
34.52 |
| Free Church of England |
510 |
268 |
242 |
0.07 |
0.07 |
0.07 |
110 |
38 |
72 |
0.01 |
0.01 |
0.02 |
| Protestants (not otherwise defined) |
5,997 |
3,798 |
2,199 |
0.82 |
0.95 |
0.67 |
11,639 |
6,545 |
5,094 |
1.35 |
1.45 |
1.24 |
| Presbyterians— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Presbyterian Church of Victoria |
81,839 |
43,210 |
38,629 |
11.19 |
10.77 |
11.69 |
126,729 |
65,888 |
60,841 |
14.69 |
14.57 |
14.83 |
| Church of Scotland |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| United Presbyterians |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Free Church of Scotland |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Presbyterians (not otherwise defined) |
10,679 |
6,015 |
4,664 |
1.46 |
1.50 |
1.41 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Free Presbyterian Church of Victoria |
9,513 |
5,126 |
4,387 |
1.30 |
1.28 |
1.33 |
5,748 |
2,810 |
2,938 |
0.67 |
0.62 |
0.71 |
| Free Presbyterians (undefined) |
10,647 |
6,178 |
4,469 |
1.46 |
1.54 |
1.35 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Reformed Presbyterian Church Covenanters |
305 |
166 |
139 |
0.04 |
0.04 |
0.04 |
114 |
55 |
59 |
0.01 |
0.01 |
0.02 |
| Methodists— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Wesleyan Methodists (not otherwise defined) |
80,491 |
41,264 |
39,227 |
11.00 |
10.29 |
11.87 |
97,115 |
48,481 |
48,634 |
11.26 |
10.72 |
11.86 |
| United Methodists Free Church |
1,326 |
683 |
643 |
0.18 |
0.17 |
0.19 |
1,625 |
829 |
796 |
0.19 |
0.18 |
0.19 |
| New Connection Methodists |
229 |
95 |
134 |
0.03 |
0.02 |
0.04 |
159 |
69 |
90 |
0.02 |
0.02 |
0.02 |
| Primitive Methodists |
7,900 |
3,975 |
3,925 |
1.08 |
0.99 |
1.19 |
8,707 |
4,364 |
4,343 |
1.01 |
0.97 |
1.06 |
| Other Methodists(1) |
80 |
35 |
45 |
0.01 |
0.01 |
0.01 |
787 |
354 |
433 |
0.09 |
0.08 |
0.11 |
| Other Protestants— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Independents, or Congregationalists |
18,191 |
9,359 |
8,832 |
2.49 |
2.33 |
2.67 |
19,878 |
9,859 |
10,019 |
2.31 |
2.18 |
2.44 |
| Baptists |
16,311 |
8,156 |
8,155 |
2.23 |
2.03 |
2.47 |
20,373 |
9,698 |
10,675 |
2.36 |
2.15 |
2.60 |
| Bible Christians |
4,194 |
2,092 |
2,102 |
0.57 |
0.52 |
0.64 |
6,660 |
3,280 |
3,380 |
0.77 |
0.73 |
0.82 |
| Disciples of Christ, Christians, Church of Christ |
3,540 |
1,715 |
1,825 |
0.48 |
0.43 |
0.55 |
4,859 |
2,301 |
2,558 |
0.57 |
0.51 |
0.62 |
| Christian, Plymouth—Brethren |
193 |
90 |
103 |
0.03 |
0.02 |
0.03 |
648 |
364 |
284 |
0.08 |
0.09 |
0.07 |
| Lutherans, German Protestants |
10,559 |
7,206 |
3,353 |
1.44 |
1.80 |
1.01 |
11,149 |
7,286 |
3,863 |
1.29 |
1.61 |
0.94 |
| Moravians, United Brethren |
93 |
53 |
40 |
0.01 |
0.01 |
0.01 |
172 |
86 |
86 |
0.02 |
0.02 |
0.02 |
| Calvinists |
1,432 |
855 |
577 |
0.20 |
0.21 |
0.17 |
712 |
420 |
292 |
0.08 |
0.09 |
0.07 |
| Society of Friends |
333 |
207 |
126 |
0.05 |
0.05 |
0.04 |
282 |
182 |
100 |
0.03 |
0.04 |
0.03 |
| Unitarians |
1,016 |
661 |
355 |
0.14 |
0.16 |
0.11 |
942 |
602 |
340 |
0.11 |
0.13 |
0.08 |
| Other Protestants(1) |
620 |
390 |
230 |
0.09 |
0.10 |
0.07 |
442 |
244 |
198 |
0.05 |
0.05 |
0.05 |
| Catholics— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Roman Catholics |
167,468 |
84,861 |
82,607 |
22.89 |
21.16 |
25.00 |
197,157 |
97,491 |
99,666 |
22.86 |
21.56 |
24.29 |
| Catholics (not otherwise defined) |
3,152 |
1,545 |
1,607 |
0.43 |
0.38 |
0.49 |
6,323 |
3,153 |
3,170 |
0.74 |
0.70 |
0.77 |
| Greek Church |
332 |
305 |
27 |
0.05 |
0.08 |
0.01 |
103 |
95 |
8 |
0.01 |
0.02 |
0.00 |
| Other Sects— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Catholic Apostolic Church |
278 |
142 |
136 |
0.04 |
0.04 |
0.04 |
383 |
179 |
204 |
0.05 |
0.04 |
0.05 |
| Israelites and Christian Israelites |
285 |
143 |
142 |
0.04 |
0.04 |
0.04 |
238 |
124 |
114 |
0.03 |
0.03 |
0.03 |
| Latter-day Saints, or Mormons |
97 |
78 |
19 |
0.01 |
0.02 |
0.01 |
15 |
13 |
2 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
| New Church (Swedenborgians) |
215 |
139 |
76 |
0.03 |
0.03 |
0.02 |
292 |
139 |
153 |
0.03 |
0.03 |
0.04 |
| Spiritists and Spiritualists |
171 |
97 |
74 |
0.02 |
0.02 |
0.02 |
853 |
434 |
419 |
0.10 |
0.10 |
0.10 |
| Jews |
3,571 |
2,010 |
1,561 |
0.49 |
0.50 |
0.47 |
4,330 |
2,396 |
1,934 |
0.50 |
0.53 |
0.47 |
| Mahometans |
125 |
124 |
1 |
0.02 |
0.04 |
|
111 |
110 |
1 |
0.01 |
0.02 |
0.00 |
| Pagans |
17,650 |
17,620 |
30 |
2.41 |
4.39 |
0.01 |
11,159 |
11,122 |
37 |
1.29 |
2.46 |
0.01 |
| Other Sects(1) |
446 |
294 |
152 |
0.06 |
0.08 |
0.05 |
349 |
194 |
155 |
0.04 |
0.04 |
0.04 |
| No Denomination(1) |
2,737 |
1,880 |
857 |
0.37 |
0.47 |
0.26 |
4,979 |
3,375 |
1,604 |
0.58 |
0.75 |
0.39 |
| No Religion(1) |
2,150 |
1,531 |
619 |
0.29 |
0.38 |
0.19 |
2,607 |
1,995 |
612 |
0.30 |
0.44 |
0.15 |
| Unspecified |
5,560 |
3,193 |
2,367 |
0.76 |
0.80 |
0.72 |
6,457 |
3,848 |
2,609 |
0.75 |
0.85 |
0.64 |
| Objecting to state their religion from conscientious scruples |
9,965 |
6,325 |
3,640 |
1.36 |
1.58 |
1.10 |
8,598 |
5,723 |
2,875 |
1.00 |
1.27 |
0.70 |