TABLE XXXIX.—Showing the Number of Persons of different Religions in the Colony of Victoria, in the Cities, Towns, and Boroughs, in the Shires, in Places Outside Local Jurisdiction, and on the Goldfields ; also the Proportions per Cent. of those of each Religion to the Totals of their respective Divisions., The numbers in the colony are made up of the sum of those in Cities, Towns, and Boroughs, in Shires, and in Places Outside Local Jurisdiction. The numbers on the Goldfields are more or less scattered over all the divisions.
| Religious Denominations. |
The Colony. |
Cities, Towns, and Boroughs. |
Shires. |
Places Outside Local Jurisdiction. |
Goldfields. |
| Numbers. |
Proportions per Cent. |
Numbers. |
Proportions per Cent. |
Numbers. |
Proportions per Cent. |
Numbers. |
Proportions per Cent. |
Numbers. |
Proportions per Cent. |
| Total |
862,346 |
|
435,443 |
|
421,025 |
|
5,878 |
|
230,944 |
|
| Total specified |
847,291 |
100.000 |
427,612 |
100.00 |
413,955 |
100.000 |
5,724 |
100.000 |
227,611 |
100.000 |
| Episcopalians— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Church of England, Episcopalians (not otherwise defined) |
299,542 |
35.353 |
157,309 |
36.788 |
140,077 |
33.839 |
2,156 |
37.666 |
75,945 |
33.366 |
| Free Church of England |
110 |
0.013 |
66 |
0.015 |
44 |
0.011 |
|
|
13 |
0.006 |
| Protestants (not otherwise defined) |
11,639 |
1.374 |
6,839 |
1.599 |
4,489 |
1.084 |
311 |
5.433 |
2,154 |
0.946 |
| Presbyterians— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Presbyterian Church of Victoria |
37,162 |
4.386 |
14,068 |
3.290 |
22,996 |
5.555 |
98 |
1.713 |
9,287 |
4.080 |
| Presbyterians (not otherwise defined) |
89,087 |
10.514 |
40,442 |
9.458 |
48,070 |
11.613 |
575 |
10.045 |
20,094 |
8.828 |
| Free Presbyterian Church of Victoria |
2,804 |
0.331 |
682 |
0.159 |
2,092 |
0.504 |
30 |
0.524 |
443 |
0.195 |
| Free Presbyterians (not otherwise defined) |
2,944 |
0.348 |
1,086 |
0.254 |
1,838 |
0.444 |
20 |
0.349 |
754 |
0.332 |
| Reformed Presbyterian Church, Covenanters |
114 |
0.013 |
89 |
0.021 |
25 |
0.006 |
|
|
6 |
0.003 |
| Presbyterian Synod of Victoria |
42 |
0.005 |
35 |
0.008 |
6 |
0.001 |
1 |
0.017 |
|
|
| Other Presbyterians |
438 |
0.052 |
191 |
0.045 |
243 |
0.059 |
4 |
0.070 |
113 |
0.050 |
| Methodists— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Wesleyan Methodists |
97,115 |
11.462 |
52,715 |
12.328 |
44,150 |
10.666 |
250 |
4.368 |
38,837 |
17.064 |
| United Methodist Free Church |
1,625 |
0.192 |
1,103 |
0.258 |
522 |
0.126 |
|
|
457 |
0.201 |
| New Connection Methodists |
159 |
0.019 |
149 |
0.035 |
10 |
0.002 |
|
|
1 |
|
| Primitive Methodists |
8,707 |
1.028 |
4,585 |
1.072 |
4,109 |
0.992 |
13 |
0.227 |
3,952 |
1.732 |
| Other Methodists(1) |
787 |
0.093 |
436 |
0.102 |
336 |
0.081 |
15 |
0.262 |
292 |
0.128 |
| Other Protestants— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Independents or Congregationalists |
19,878 |
2.346 |
14,520 |
3.396 |
5,266 |
1.273 |
92 |
1.607 |
4,735 |
2.080 |
| Baptists |
20,373 |
2.404 |
14,404 |
3.369 |
5,865 |
1.417 |
104 |
1.817 |
3,965 |
1.742 |
| Bible Christians |
6,660 |
0.786 |
3,567 |
0.834 |
3,085 |
0.745 |
8 |
0.140 |
3,298 |
1.449 |
| Disciples of Christ, Christians, Church of Christ |
4,859 |
0.573 |
3,037 |
0.710 |
1,795 |
0.434 |
27 |
0.472 |
996 |
0.438 |
| Lutherans, German Protestants |
11,149 |
1.316 |
4,012 |
0.939 |
6,950 |
1.679 |
187 |
3.267 |
2,762 |
1.214 |
| Moravians, United Brethren |
172 |
0.020 |
41 |
0.010 |
131 |
0.032 |
|
|
1 |
|
| Calvinists |
712 |
0.084 |
413 |
0.097 |
297 |
0.072 |
2 |
0.035 |
383 |
0.168 |
| Society of Friends |
282 |
0.033 |
172 |
0.040 |
107 |
0.026 |
3 |
0.052 |
95 |
0.042 |
| Unitarians |
942 |
0.111 |
650 |
0.152 |
286 |
0.069 |
6 |
0.105 |
148 |
0.065 |
| Other Protestants(1) |
1,090 |
0.129 |
761 |
0.178 |
324 |
0.078 |
5 |
0.087 |
151 |
0.066 |
| Catholics— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Roman Catholics |
197,157 |
23.269 |
89,204 |
20.861 |
106,479 |
25.723 |
1,474 |
25.751 |
47,254 |
20.762 |
| Catholics (not otherwise defined) |
6,323 |
0.746 |
3,329 |
0.778 |
2,912 |
0.702 |
82 |
1.433 |
1,424 |
0.626 |
| Greek Church |
103 |
0.012 |
51 |
0.012 |
50 |
0.012 |
2 |
0.035 |
45 |
0.020 |
| Other Sects— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Catholic Apostolic Church |
383 |
0.045 |
302 |
0.071 |
81 |
0.020 |
|
|
84 |
0.037 |
| Israelites and Christian Israelites |
238 |
0.028 |
181 |
0.042 |
57 |
0.014 |
|
|
22 |
0.010 |
| Latter-day Saints or Mormons |
15 |
0.002 |
9 |
0.002 |
6 |
0.001 |
|
|
3 |
0.001 |
| New Church (Swedenborgians) |
292 |
0.034 |
189 |
0.044 |
102 |
0.025 |
1 |
0.017 |
22 |
0.010 |
| Spiritists and Spiritualists |
853 |
0.101 |
647 |
0.151 |
204 |
0.049 |
2 |
0.035 |
199 |
0.088 |
| Jews |
4,330 |
0.511 |
4,061 |
0.949 |
269 |
0.065 |
|
|
665 |
0.292 |
| Mahometans |
111 |
0.013 |
23 |
0.005 |
66 |
0.016 |
22 |
0.384 |
50 |
0.022 |
| Pagans |
11,159 |
1.317 |
3,495 |
0.817 |
7,520 |
1.817 |
144 |
2.516 |
7,179 |
3.154 |
| Other Sects(1) |
349 |
0.041 |
198 |
0.046 |
148 |
0.036 |
3 |
0.052 |
125 |
0.055 |
| No Denomination(1) |
4,979 |
0.588 |
3,193 |
0.747 |
1,727 |
0.417 |
59 |
1.032 |
970 |
0.426 |
| No Religion(1) |
2,607 |
0.308 |
1,358 |
0.318 |
1,221 |
0.295 |
28 |
0.489 |
687 |
0.302 |
| Unspecified |
6,457 |
|
3,088 |
|
3,291 |
|
78 |
|
1,188 |
|
| Objecting to state their religion from conscientious scruples |
8,598 |
|
4,743 |
|
3,779 |
|
76 |
|
2,145 |
|