Summary of Mining Districts., TABLE VII.—Showing the Religions of Persons, Males and Females, in each Mining District.

Religious Denominations.	Total of Mining Districts.			Ararat.			Ballarat.			Beechworth.
	Persons.	Males.	Females.	Persons.	Males.	Females.	Persons.	Males.	Females.	Persons.	Males.	Females.
TOTAL	230,944	123,344	107,600	15,538	8,160	7,378	76,092	39,191	36,901	27,270	15,418	11,852
Episcopalians—
Church of England, Episcopalians (not otherwise defined)	75,945	40,330	35,615	5,121	2,657	2,464	22,848	11,779	11,069	9,550	5,257	4,293
Free Church of England	13	5	8				1	1		3	3
Protestants (not otherwise defined)	2,154	1,242	912	68	40	28	606	349	257	284	173	111
Presbyterians—
Presbyterian Church of Victoria	9,287	4,703	4,584	855	417	438	4,134	2,036	2,098	1,208	633	575
Presbyterians (not otherwise defined)	20,094	10,694	9,400	1,584	889	695	6,527	3,373	3,154	2,563	1,348	1,215
Free Presbyterian Church of Victoria	443	214	229	24	3	21	188	90	98	69	42	27
Free Presbyterians (not otherwise defined)	754	303	451	178	41	137	136	78	58	65	46	19
Reformed Presbyterian Church, Covenanters	6	5	1
Presbyterian Synod of Victoria
Other Presbyterians	113	47	66	3	1	2	50	15	35	26	8	18
Methodists—
United Methodist Free Church	457	240	217	49	27	22	212	107	105
New Connection Methodists	1	1					1	1
Primitive Methodists	3,952	2,000	1,952	153	75	78	1,700	855	845	14	8	6
Wesleyan Methodists	38,837	19,355	19,482	2,271	1,122	1,149	14,436	7,096	7,340	2,441	1,288	1,153
Other Methodists	292	109	183	15		15	98	30	68	10	7	3
Other Protestants—
Independents or Congregationalists	4,735	2,383	2,352	522	269	253	1,262	614	648	512	267	245
Baptists	3,965	1,883	2,082	393	169	224	1,455	662	793	230	129	101
Bible Christians	3,298	1,593	1,705	9	4	5	1,405	684	721	44	24	20
Disciples of Christ, Christians, Church of Christ	996	499	497	11	7	4	313	155	158	8	4	4
Lutherans, German Protestants	2,762	1,857	905	109	87	22	605	383	222	294	216	78
Moravians, United Brethren	1	1
Calvinists, Calvinistic Methodists	383	222	161	5	5		169	96	73	17	11	6
Society of Friends	95	55	40	15	6	9	43	21	22	14	10	4
Unitarians	148	103	45	20	15	5	14	10	4	17	12	5
Other Protestants	151	92	59	4	2	2	45	19	26	14	10	4
Catholics—
Roman Catholics	47,254	23,511	23,743	3,022	1,442	1,580	16,322	8,073	8,249	7,236	3,609	3,627
Catholics (not otherwise defined)	1,424	701	723	85	38	47	391	195	196	195	107	88
Greek Church	45	45		1	1		2	2		7	7
Other Sects—
Catholic and Apostolic Church	84	40	44	1		1	55	31	24	7		7
Israelites and Christian Israelites	22	12	10				14	5	9
Latter-day Saints or Mormons	3	3					2	2
New Church (Swedenborgians)	22	15	7	3	1	2	2	2		1	1
Spiritists and Spiritualists	199	97	102	1	1		37	19	18	71	33	38
Jews	665	355	310	32	21	11	361	184	177	46	24	22
Mahometans	50	49	1	11	10	1	4	4		4	4
Pagans	7,179	7,169	10	543	540	3	1,421	1,419	2	1,653	1,652	1
Other Sects	125	77	48	1	1		20	12	8	52	29	23
No Denomination	970	694	276	57	47	10	223	161	62	96	70	26
No Religion	687	511	176	40	28	12	140	105	35	129	108	21
Unspecified	1,188	659	529	215	112	103	303	169	134	182	128	54
Objecting to state their religion from conscientious scruples	2,145	1,470	675	117	82	35	547	354	193	208	150	58