TABLE XXXVI.—Showing the Proportion of Males and Females in every Hundred Persons, of each Religious Denomination, at the last Four Censuses.
| Religious Denominations. |
Proportion of the Sexes in every Hundred Persons living in— |
| 1857. |
1861. |
1871. |
1881. |
| Males. |
Females. |
Males. |
Females. |
Males. |
Females. |
Males. |
Females. |
| Total of Victoria |
64.35 |
35.65 |
60.83 |
39.17 |
54.82 |
45.18 |
52.42 |
47.58 |
| Episcopalians— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Church of England, Episcopalians (not otherwise defined) |
62.99 |
37.01 |
60.04 |
39.96 |
55.37 |
44.63 |
52.73 |
47.27 |
| Free Church of England |
59.17 |
40.83 |
52.64 |
47.36 |
52.55 |
47.45 |
34.55 |
65.45 |
| Protestants (not otherwise defined) |
70.78 |
29.22 |
71.23 |
28.77 |
63.33 |
36.67 |
56.23 |
43.77 |
| Presbyterians— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Presbyterian Church of Victoria |
|
|
54.07 |
45.93 |
52.80 |
47.20 |
51.99 |
48.01 |
| 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 |
|
|
|
|
| Presbyterians (not otherwise defined) |
65.85 |
34.15 |
62.89 |
37.11 |
56.33 |
43.67 |
|
|
| Free Presbyterian Church of Victoria |
|
|
55.56 |
44.44 |
53.88 |
46.12 |
48.89 |
51.11 |
| Free Presbyterian (undefined) |
|
|
55.56 |
44.44 |
58.03 |
41.97 |
|
|
| Reformed Presbyterian Church, Covenanters |
50.00 |
50.00 |
58.39 |
41.61 |
54.43 |
45.57 |
48.25 |
51.75 |
| Methodists— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Wesleyan Methodists (not otherwise defined) |
58.20 |
41.80 |
54.91 |
45.09 |
51.27 |
48.73 |
49.92 |
50.08 |
| United Methodist Free Church |
54.18 |
45.82 |
50.75 |
49.25 |
51.51 |
48.49 |
51.02 |
48.98 |
| New Connection Methodists |
57.14 |
42.86 |
73.33 |
26.67 |
41.48 |
58.52 |
43.40 |
56.60 |
| Primitive Methodists |
60.52 |
39.48 |
56.37 |
43.63 |
50.32 |
49.68 |
50.12 |
49.88 |
| Other Methodists |
52.34 |
47.66 |
78.26 |
21.74 |
43.75 |
56.25 |
44.98 |
55.02 |
| Other Protestants— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Independents, or Congregationalists |
58.28 |
41.72 |
55.34 |
44.66 |
51.45 |
48.55 |
49.60 |
50.40 |
| Baptists |
57.52 |
42.48 |
55.43 |
44.57 |
50.00 |
50.00 |
47.60 |
52.40 |
| Bible Christians |
51.49 |
48.51 |
54.22 |
45.78 |
49.88 |
50.12 |
49.25 |
50.75 |
| Disciples of Christ, Christians, Church of Christ |
71.01 |
28.99 |
57.82 |
42.18 |
48.45 |
51.55 |
47.36 |
52.64 |
| Christian, Plymouth—Brethren |
71.55 |
28.45 |
|
|
46.63 |
53.37 |
56.17 |
43.83 |
| Lutherans, German Protestants |
79.61 |
20.39 |
75.87 |
24.13 |
68.25 |
31.75 |
65.35 |
34.65 |
| Moravians, United Brethren |
71.93 |
28.07 |
59.62 |
40.38 |
56.99 |
43.01 |
50.00 |
50.00 |
| Calvinists |
71.37 |
28.63 |
75.69 |
24.31 |
59.71 |
40.29 |
58.99 |
41.01 |
| Society of Friends |
73.23 |
26.77 |
70.33 |
29.67 |
62.16 |
37.84 |
64.54 |
35.46 |
| Unitarians |
70.52 |
29.48 |
69.16 |
30.84 |
65.06 |
34.94 |
63.91 |
36.09 |
| Other Protestants |
78.80 |
21.20 |
71.96 |
28.04 |
62.90 |
37.10 |
55.20 |
44.80 |
| Catholics— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Roman Catholics |
55.28 |
44.72 |
54.31 |
45.69 |
50.67 |
49.33 |
49.45 |
50.55 |
| Catholics (not otherwise defined) |
59.45 |
40.55 |
57.91 |
42.09 |
49.02 |
50.98 |
49.87 |
50.13 |
| Greek Church |
97.64 |
2.36 |
94.56 |
5.44 |
91.87 |
8.13 |
92.23 |
7.77 |
| Other Sects— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Catholic Apostolic Church |
71.20 |
28.80 |
50.00 |
50.00 |
51.08 |
48.92 |
46.74 |
53.26 |
| Israelites and Christian Israelites |
60.59 |
39.41 |
56.20 |
43.80 |
50.18 |
49.82 |
52.10 |
47.90 |
| Latter-day Saints, or Mormons |
78.84 |
21.16 |
83.33 |
16.67 |
80.41 |
19.59 |
86.67 |
13.33 |
| New Church (Swedenborgians) |
57.67 |
42.33 |
63.13 |
36.87 |
64.65 |
35.35 |
47.60 |
52.40 |
| Spiritists and Spiritualists |
83.33 |
16.67 |
80.00 |
20.00 |
56.73 |
43.27 |
50.88 |
49.12 |
| Jews |
69.51 |
30.49 |
63.97 |
36.03 |
56.29 |
43.71 |
55.33 |
44.67 |
| Mahometans |
98.61 |
1.39 |
94.18 |
5.82 |
99.20 |
0.80 |
99.10 |
0.90 |
| Pagans |
98.06 |
1.94 |
97.56 |
2.44 |
99.83 |
0.17 |
99.67 |
0.33 |
| Other Sects |
73.91 |
26.09 |
74.38 |
25.62 |
65.92 |
34.08 |
55.59 |
44.41 |
| No Denomination |
84.92 |
15.08 |
79.94 |
20.06 |
68.69 |
31.31 |
67.78 |
32.22 |
| No Religion |
92.66 |
7.34 |
90.25 |
9.75 |
71.21 |
28.79 |
76.52 |
23.48 |
| Unspecified |
82.75 |
17.25 |
83.77 |
16.23 |
57.43 |
42.57 |
59.59 |
40.41 |
| Objecting to state their religion from conscientious scruples |
|
|
65.94 |
34.06 |
63.47 |
36.53 |
66.56 |
33.44 |