XXXVII.—Showing the Religions of the Population, and of the Chinese and Aborigines, at the last two Censuses.
Religious Denominations. Population (inclusive of Chinese and Aborigines). Chinese. Aborigines.
1871. 1881. 1871. 1881. 1871. 1881.
Persons. Males. Females. Persons. Males. Females. Persons. Males. Females. Persons. Males. Females. Persons. Males. Females. Persons. Males. Females.
Total 731,528 401,050 330,478 862,346 452,083 410,263 17,935 17,899 36 12,128 11,869 259 1,330 784 546 780 460 320
Total specified 716,003 391,532 324,471 847,291 442,512 404,779 17,935 17,899 36 11,396 11,148 248 1,330 784 546 780 460 320
Episcopalians—
Church of England, Episcopalians (not otherwise defined) 251,328 139,166 112,162 299,542 157,937 141,605 122 115 7 358 252 106 119 61 58 255 128 127
Free Church of England 510 268 242 110 38 72
Protestants (not otherwise defined) 5,997 3,798 2,199 11,639 6,545 5,094 1 1 17 15 2 3 2 1
Presbyterians—
Presbyterian Church of Victoria 81,839 43,210 38,629 126,627 65,888 60,739 23 22 1 79 62 17 56 56 50 26 24
Presbyterians (not otherwise defined) 10,679 6,015 4,664 3 3 54 54
Free Presbyterian Church of Victoria 9,513 5,126 4,387 5,850 2,810 3,040 2 2 2 2 1 1
Free Presbyterians (not otherwise defined) 10,647 6,178 4,469
Reformed Presbyterian Church, Convenanters 305 166 139 114 55 59
Methodists—
Wesleyan Methodists 80,491 41,264 39,227 97,115 48,481 48,634 31 30 1 226 206 20 41 25 16 57 33 24
United Methodist Free Church 1,326 683 643 1,625 829 796
New Connection Methodists 229 95 134 159 69 90
Primitive Methodists 7,900 3,975 3,925 8,707 4,364 4,343 1 1 3 1 2
Other Methodists(1) 80 35 45 787 354 433
Other Protestants—
Independents, or Congregationalists 18,191 9,359 8,832 19,878 9,859 10,019 1 1
Baptists 16,311 8,156 8,155 20,373 9,698 10,675 5 2 3
Bible Christians 4,194 2,092 2,102 6,660 3,280 3,380 6 4 2
Disciples of Christ, Christians, Church of Christ 3,540 1,715 1,825 4,859 2,301 2,558 1 1
Christian, Plymouth—Brethren 193 90 103 648 364 284
Lutherans, German Protestants 10,559 7,206 3,353 11,149 7,286 3,863 4 4
Moravians, United Brethren 93 53 40 172 86 86 28 14 14 54 37 17
Calvinists 1,432 855 577 712 420 292
Society of Friends 333 207 126 282 182 100
Unitarians 1,016 661 355 942 602 340
Other Protestants(1) 620 390 230 442 244 198
Catholics—
Roman Catholics 167,468 84,861 82,607 197,157 97,491 99,666 98 97 1 124 84 40 9 7 2 2 1 1
Catholics (not otherwise defined) 3,152 1,545 1,607 6,323 3,153 3,170 3 3 8 5 3
Greek Church 332 305 27 103 95 8
Other Sects—
Catholic Apostolic Church 278 142 136 383 179 204
Israelites and Christian Israelites 285 143 142 238 124 114
Latter-day Saints or Mormons 97 78 19 15 13 2
New Church (Swedenborgians) 215 139 76 292 139 153
Spiritists and Spiritualists 171 97 74 853 434 419
Jews 3,571 2,010 1,561 4,330 2,396 1,934
Mahometans 125 124 1 111 110 1 4 4
Pagans 17,650 17,620 30 11,159 11,122 37 17,645 17,619 26 11,139 11,102 37
Other Sects(1) 446 294 152 349 194 155
No Denomination(1) 2,737 1,880 857 4,979 3,375 1,604 5 5 1 1 44 15 29
No Religion 2,150 1,531 619 2,607 1,995 612 1,018 619 399 314 216 98
Unspecified 5,560 3,193 2,367 6,457 3,848 2,609
Objecting to state their religion from conscientious scruples 9,965 6,325 3,640 8,598 5,723 2,875 156 129 27