RELIGIONS IN MELBOURNE AND SUBURBS (GREATER MELBOURNE), 1881., TABLE XL.—Showing the Number of Persons, Males, and Females, of different Religions, in Greater Melbourne, according to the returns of the Census of 1881.
Religious Denominations. |
Persons. |
Males. |
Females. |
Total |
282,947 |
139,006 |
143,941 |
Episcopalians— |
|
|
|
Church of England, Episcopalians (not otherwise defined) |
110,470 |
54,655 |
55,815 |
Free Church of England |
62 |
28 |
34 |
Protestants (not otherwise defined) |
5,481 |
3,012 |
2,469 |
Presbyterians— |
|
|
|
Presbyterian Church of Victoria |
7,476 |
3,538 |
3,938 |
Presbyterians (not otherwise defined) |
26,852 |
13,230 |
13,622 |
Free Presbyterian Church of Victoria |
346 |
192 |
154 |
Free Presbyterians (not otherwise defined) |
711 |
329 |
382 |
Reformed Presbyterian Church, Covenanters |
11 |
2 |
9 |
Presbyterian Synod of Victoria |
35 |
1 |
34 |
Other Presbyterians |
115 |
59 |
56 |
Methodists— |
|
|
|
Wesleyan Methodists |
23,654 |
11,356 |
12,298 |
United Methodists Free Church |
630 |
318 |
312 |
New Connection Methodists |
148 |
66 |
82 |
Primitive Methodists |
1,264 |
588 |
676 |
Other Methodists |
210 |
115 |
95 |
Other Protestants— |
|
|
|
Independents, or Congregationalists |
10,725 |
5,177 |
5,548 |
Baptists |
10,214 |
4,729 |
5,485 |
Bible Christians |
834 |
426 |
408 |
Disciples of Christ, Christians, Church of Christ |
2,516 |
1,124 |
1,392 |
Lutherans, German Protestants |
2,506 |
1,672 |
834 |
Moravians, United Brethren |
39 |
9 |
30 |
Calvinists |
136 |
71 |
65 |
Society of Friends |
124 |
79 |
45 |
Unitarians |
556 |
329 |
227 |
Other Protestants |
641 |
341 |
300 |
Catholics— |
|
|
|
Roman Catholics |
60,825 |
27,593 |
33,232 |
Catholics (not otherwise defined) |
2,281 |
1,084 |
1,197 |
Greek Church |
26 |
23 |
3 |
Other Sects— |
|
|
|
Catholic Apostolic Church |
248 |
115 |
133 |
Israelites and Christian Israelites |
162 |
79 |
83 |
Latter-day Saints, or Mormons |
7 |
6 |
1 |
New Church (Swedenborgians) |
179 |
77 |
102 |
Spiritists and Spiritualists |
530 |
275 |
255 |
Jews |
3,395 |
1,877 |
1,518 |
Mahometans |
30 |
30 |
|
Pagans |
984 |
966 |
18 |
Other Sects |
145 |
75 |
70 |
No Denomination |
2,576 |
1,692 |
884 |
No Religion |
1,014 |
766 |
248 |
Unspecified |
1,414 |
731 |
683 |
Objecting to state their religion from conscientious scruples |
3,375 |
2,171 |
1,204 |