Summary of Shires., TABLE VI.—Showing the Religions of Persons, Males and Females, living in each Shire.
| Religious Denominations. |
Total of Shires. |
Alberton. |
Alexandra. |
Ararat. |
Avoca. |
Avon. |
Bacchus Marsh. |
| Persons. |
Males. |
Females. |
Persons. |
Males. |
Females. |
Persons. |
Males. |
Females. |
Persons. |
Males. |
Females. |
Persons. |
Males. |
Females. |
Persons. |
Males. |
Females. |
Persons. |
Males. |
Females. |
| TOTAL |
420,061 |
233,047 |
187,014 |
2,907 |
1,637 |
1,270 |
2,530 |
1,388 |
1,142 |
5,214 |
2,928 |
2,286 |
5,450 |
3,175 |
2,275 |
1,738 |
914 |
824 |
2,243 |
1,216 |
1,027 |
| Episcopalians— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Church of England, Episcopalians (not otherwise defined) |
140,077 |
78,510 |
61,567 |
1,285 |
724 |
561 |
1,059 |
611 |
448 |
1,973 |
1,110 |
863 |
2,302 |
1,318 |
984 |
706 |
361 |
345 |
680 |
381 |
299 |
| Free Church of England |
44 |
8 |
36 |
|
|
|
3 |
3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Protestants (not otherwise defined) |
4,489 |
2,636 |
1,853 |
11 |
7 |
4 |
29 |
14 |
15 |
90 |
51 |
39 |
6 |
5 |
1 |
14 |
5 |
9 |
12 |
7 |
5 |
| Presbyterians— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Presbyterian Church of Victoria |
22,996 |
12,317 |
10,679 |
77 |
43 |
34 |
135 |
69 |
66 |
375 |
187 |
188 |
172 |
107 |
65 |
106 |
52 |
54 |
492 |
253 |
239 |
| Presbyterians (not otherwise defined) |
48,070 |
26,189 |
21,881 |
316 |
179 |
137 |
349 |
197 |
152 |
683 |
438 |
245 |
548 |
292 |
256 |
260 |
134 |
126 |
85 |
49 |
36 |
| Free Presbyterian Church of Victoria |
2,092 |
1,005 |
1,087 |
|
|
|
3 |
|
3 |
10 |
3 |
7 |
24 |
3 |
21 |
|
|
|
16 |
7 |
9 |
| Free Presbyterians (not otherwise defined) |
1,838 |
938 |
900 |
5 |
4 |
1 |
5 |
1 |
4 |
116 |
11 |
105 |
8 |
8 |
|
32 |
17 |
15 |
9 |
9 |
|
| Reformed Presbyterian Church, Covenanters |
25 |
13 |
12 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Presbyterian Synod of Victoria |
6 |
6 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Other Presbyterians |
243 |
133 |
110 |
4 |
|
4 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Methodists— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| United Methodist Free Church |
522 |
267 |
255 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
3 |
2 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| New Connection Methodists |
10 |
2 |
8 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Primitive Methodists |
4,109 |
2,096 |
2,013 |
6 |
3 |
3 |
|
|
|
6 |
4 |
2 |
14 |
7 |
7 |
1 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
| Wesleyan Methodists |
44,150 |
22,938 |
21,212 |
295 |
168 |
127 |
245 |
135 |
110 |
386 |
188 |
198 |
883 |
475 |
408 |
124 |
71 |
53 |
22 |
4 |
18 |
| Other Methodists |
336 |
158 |
178 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3 |
3 |
|
2 |
|
2 |
|
|
|
| Other Protestants— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Independents or Congregationalists |
5,266 |
2,771 |
2,495 |
17 |
9 |
8 |
15 |
5 |
10 |
10 |
6 |
4 |
55 |
28 |
27 |
39 |
20 |
19 |
14 |
8 |
6 |
| Baptists |
5,865 |
3,037 |
2,828 |
21 |
12 |
9 |
43 |
20 |
23 |
43 |
21 |
22 |
24 |
18 |
6 |
23 |
13 |
10 |
54 |
30 |
24 |
| Bible Christians |
3,085 |
1,568 |
1,517 |
|
|
|
6 |
|
6 |
8 |
4 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
1 |
1 |
|
| Disciples of Christ, Christians, Church of Christ |
1,795 |
911 |
884 |
1 |
1 |
|
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
22 |
10 |
12 |
|
|
|
4 |
1 |
3 |
| Lutherans, German Protestants |
6,950 |
4,536 |
2,414 |
9 |
8 |
1 |
5 |
5 |
|
30 |
26 |
4 |
50 |
37 |
13 |
26 |
15 |
11 |
1 |
1 |
|
| Moravians, United Brethren |
131 |
77 |
54 |
11 |
8 |
3 |
|
|
|
1 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
9 |
6 |
3 |
|
|
|
| Calvinists, Calvinistic Methodists |
297 |
189 |
108 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
2 |
2 |
|
4 |
4 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Society of Friends |
107 |
78 |
29 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
1 |
|
3 |
1 |
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Unitarians |
286 |
208 |
78 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
2 |
2 |
|
3 |
1 |
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Other Protestants |
324 |
193 |
131 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
3 |
|
3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Catholics— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
| Roman Catholics |
106,479 |
56,253 |
50,226 |
754 |
401 |
353 |
532 |
250 |
282 |
1,178 |
627 |
551 |
935 |
493 |
442 |
355 |
192 |
163 |
813 |
433 |
380 |
| Catholics (not otherwise defined) |
2,912 |
1,570 |
1,342 |
10 |
8 |
2 |
24 |
13 |
11 |
36 |
16 |
20 |
3 |
3 |
|
7 |
5 |
2 |
9 |
3 |
6 |
| Greek Church |
50 |
49 |
1 |
|
|
|
2 |
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Other Sects— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Catholic and Apostolic Church |
81 |
32 |
49 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Israelites and Christian Israelites |
57 |
35 |
22 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Latter-day Saints or Mormons |
6 |
5 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| New Church (Swedenborgians) |
102 |
55 |
47 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Spiritists and Spiritualists |
204 |
99 |
105 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Jews |
269 |
180 |
89 |
1 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
13 |
7 |
6 |
3 |
3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Mahometans |
66 |
65 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
9 |
8 |
1 |
7 |
7 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Pagans |
7,520 |
7,506 |
14 |
10 |
10 |
|
13 |
13 |
|
152 |
151 |
1 |
276 |
276 |
|
12 |
7 |
5 |
12 |
12 |
|
| Other Sects |
148 |
90 |
58 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| No Denomination |
1,727 |
1,231 |
496 |
15 |
10 |
5 |
6 |
6 |
|
24 |
18 |
6 |
16 |
15 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
|
5 |
5 |
|
| No Religion |
1,221 |
961 |
260 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
6 |
6 |
|
9 |
8 |
1 |
9 |
8 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
4 |
|
| Unspecified |
2,327 |
1,543 |
784 |
7 |
4 |
3 |
22 |
20 |
2 |
18 |
12 |
6 |
7 |
7 |
|
4 |
|
4 |
2 |
2 |
|
| Objecting to state their religion from conscientious scruples |
3,779 |
2,589 |
1,190 |
42 |
32 |
10 |
25 |
16 |
9 |
32 |
23 |
9 |
71 |
45 |
26 |
12 |
10 |
2 |
8 |
6 |
2 |