TABLE XXXVIII.—Showing the Numbers and Proportions per Cent. of Persons, Males, and Females, of different Religious Denominations, at the Census of 1881.
| Religious Denominations. |
Numbers. |
Proportions per Cent. |
| Persons. |
Males. |
Females. |
Persons. |
Males. |
Females. |
| Total |
862,346 |
452,083 |
410,263 |
|
|
|
| Total specified |
847,291 |
442,512 |
404,779 |
100.000 |
100.000 |
100.000 |
| Episcopalians— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Church of England, Episcopalians (not otherwise defined) |
299,542 |
157,937 |
141,605 |
35.353 |
35.691 |
34.983 |
| Free Church of England |
110 |
38 |
72 |
0.013 |
0.008 |
0.018 |
| Protestants (not otherwise defined) |
11,639 |
6,545 |
5,094 |
1.374 |
1.479 |
1.258 |
| Presbyterians— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Presbyterian Church of Victoria |
37,162 |
19,080 |
18,082 |
4.386 |
4.312 |
4.467 |
| Presbyterians (not otherwise defined) |
89,087 |
46,572 |
42,515 |
10.514 |
10.524 |
10.503 |
| Free Presbyterian Church of Victoria |
2,804 |
1,400 |
1,404 |
0.331 |
0.316 |
0.347 |
| Free Presbyterians (not otherwise defined) |
2,944 |
1,410 |
1,534 |
0.348 |
0.319 |
0.379 |
| Reformed Presbyterian Church, Covenanters |
114 |
55 |
59 |
0.013 |
0.011 |
0.015 |
| Presbyterian Synod of Victoria |
42 |
7 |
35 |
0.005 |
0.001 |
0.009 |
| Other Presbyterians (a) |
438 |
229 |
209 |
0.052 |
0.052 |
0.052 |
| Methodists— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Wesleyan Methodists |
97,115 |
48,481 |
48,634 |
11.462 |
10.956 |
12.015 |
| United Methodist Free Church |
1,625 |
829 |
796 |
0.192 |
0.197 |
0.197 |
| New Connection Methodists |
159 |
69 |
90 |
0.019 |
0.014 |
0.022 |
| Primitive Methodists |
8,707 |
4,364 |
4,343 |
1.028 |
0.985 |
1.073 |
| Other Methodists (b) |
787 |
354 |
433 |
0.093 |
0.079 |
0.107 |
| Other Protestants— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Independents or Congregationalists |
19,878 |
9,859 |
10,019 |
2.346 |
2.228 |
2.475 |
| Baptists |
20,373 |
9,698 |
10,675 |
2.404 |
2.191 |
2.637 |
| Bible Christians |
6,660 |
3,280 |
3,380 |
0.786 |
0.741 |
0.835 |
| Disciples of Christ, Christians, Church of Christ |
4,859 |
2,301 |
2,558 |
0.573 |
0.520 |
0.632 |
| Lutherans, German Protestants |
11,149 |
7,286 |
3,863 |
1.316 |
1.646 |
0.954 |
| Moravians, United Brethren |
172 |
86 |
86 |
0.020 |
0.019 |
0.021 |
| Calvinists |
712 |
420 |
292 |
0.084 |
0.095 |
0.074 |
| Society of Friends |
282 |
182 |
100 |
0.033 |
0.041 |
0.025 |
| Unitarians |
942 |
602 |
340 |
0.111 |
0.136 |
0.084 |
| Other Protestants (c) |
1,090 |
608 |
482 |
0.129 |
0.137 |
0.119 |
| Catholics— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Roman Catholics |
197,157 |
97,491 |
99,666 |
23.269 |
22.033 |
24.621 |
| Catholics (not otherwise defined) |
6,323 |
3,153 |
3,170 |
0.746 |
0.712 |
0.783 |
| Greek Church |
103 |
95 |
8 |
0.012 |
0.020 |
0.002 |
| Other Sects— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Catholic Apostolic Church |
383 |
179 |
204 |
0.045 |
0.040 |
0.050 |
| Israelites and Christian Israelites |
238 |
124 |
114 |
0.028 |
0.028 |
0.028 |
| Latter-day Saints or Mormons |
15 |
13 |
2 |
0.002 |
0.003 |
|
| New Church (Swedenborgians) |
292 |
139 |
153 |
0.034 |
0.031 |
0.038 |
| Spiritists and Spiritualists |
853 |
434 |
419 |
0.101 |
0.098 |
0.104 |
| Jews |
4,330 |
2,396 |
1,934 |
0.511 |
0.541 |
0.478 |
| Mahometans |
111 |
110 |
1 |
0.013 |
0.025 |
|
| Pagans |
11,159 |
11,122 |
37 |
1.317 |
2.513 |
0.009 |
| Other Sects (d) |
349 |
194 |
155 |
0.041 |
0.044 |
0.038 |
| No Denomination (e) |
4,979 |
3,375 |
1,604 |
0.588 |
0.763 |
0.397 |
| No Religion (f) |
2,607 |
1,995 |
612 |
0.308 |
0.451 |
0.151 |
| Unspecified |
6,457 |
3,848 |
2,609 |
|
|
|
| Objecting to state their religion from conscientious scruples |
8,598 |
5,723 |
2,875 |
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|
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