TABLE XXVII.—Showing the Numbers and Proportions per Cent. of Persons, Males, and Females, of different Religious Denominations, at the last Six Censuses—continued.
| Religious Denominations. |
1861. |
1871. |
| Numbers. |
Proportions per Cent. |
Numbers. |
Proportions per Cent. |
| Persons. |
Males. |
Females. |
Persons. |
Males. |
Females. |
Persons. |
Males. |
Females. |
Persons. |
Males. |
Females. |
| Total |
540,322 |
328,651 |
211,671 |
100.00 |
100.00 |
100.00 |
731,528 |
401,050 |
330,478 |
100.00 |
100.00 |
100.00 |
| Anglicans— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Church of England, Episcoplians (not otherwise defined) |
205,695 |
123,503 |
82,192 |
38.07 |
37.57 |
38.83 |
251,328 |
139,166 |
112,162 |
34.36 |
34.70 |
33.94 |
| Free Church of England |
454 |
239 |
215 |
0.08 |
0.07 |
0.10 |
510 |
268 |
242 |
0.07 |
0.07 |
0.07 |
| Protestants (not otherwise defined) |
5,919 |
4,216 |
1,703 |
1.10 |
1.28 |
0.80 |
5,997 |
3,798 |
2,199 |
0.82 |
0.95 |
0.67 |
| Presbyterians— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Presbyterians Church of Victoria, or undefined |
87,084 |
50,972 |
36,112 |
16.12 |
15.53 |
17.05 |
92,518 |
49,225 |
43,293 |
12.65 |
12.27 |
13.10 |
| Free Presbyterians |
|
|
|
|
|
|
20,160 |
11,304 |
8,856 |
2.76 |
2.82 |
2.68 |
| Other Presbyterians* |
|
|
|
|
|
|
305 |
166 |
139 |
0.04 |
0.04 |
0.04 |
| Methodists— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Wesleyan Methodists (not otherwise defined) |
40,799 |
22,401 |
18,398 |
7.55 |
6.81 |
8.69 |
80,491 |
41,264 |
39,227 |
11.00 |
10.29 |
11.87 |
| Primitive Methodists |
3,775 |
2,128 |
1,647 |
0.70 |
0.65 |
0.78 |
7,900 |
3,975 |
3,925 |
1.08 |
0.99 |
1.19 |
| Bible Christians |
651 |
353 |
298 |
0.12 |
0.10 |
0.14 |
4,194 |
2,092 |
2,102 |
0.57 |
0.52 |
0.64 |
| Other Methodists* |
1,286 |
675 |
611 |
0.23 |
0.21 |
0.29 |
1,635 |
813 |
823 |
0.22 |
0.20 |
0.24 |
| Other Protestants— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Independents, or Congregationalists |
12,796 |
7,081 |
5,715 |
2.37 |
2.16 |
2.69 |
18,191 |
9,359 |
8,832 |
2.49 |
2.33 |
2.67 |
| Baptists |
9,001 |
4,989 |
4,012 |
1.67 |
1.52 |
1.90 |
16,311 |
8,156 |
8,155 |
2.23 |
2.03 |
2.47 |
| Disciples of Christ, Christians, Church of Christ |
441 |
255 |
186 |
0.08 |
0.08 |
0.09 |
3,540 |
1,715 |
1,825 |
0.48 |
0.43 |
0.55 |
| Christian, Plymouth—Brethren |
|
|
|
|
|
|
193 |
90 |
103 |
0.03 |
0.02 |
0.03 |
| Lutherans, German Protestants |
10,043 |
7,620 |
2,423 |
1.86 |
2.32 |
1.14 |
10,559 |
7,206 |
3,353 |
1.44 |
1.80 |
1.01 |
| Moravians, United Brethren |
52 |
31 |
21 |
0.00 |
0.01 |
0.01 |
93 |
53 |
40 |
0.01 |
0.01 |
0.01 |
| Calvinists |
650 |
492 |
158 |
0.10 |
0.15 |
0.07 |
1,432 |
855 |
577 |
0.20 |
0.21 |
0.17 |
| Society of Friends |
273 |
192 |
81 |
0.05 |
0.06 |
0.04 |
333 |
207 |
126 |
0.05 |
0.05 |
0.04 |
| Salvation Army |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Unitarians |
1,430 |
989 |
441 |
0.27 |
0.30 |
0.21 |
1,016 |
661 |
355 |
0.14 |
0.16 |
0.11 |
| Other Protestants* |
214 |
154 |
60 |
0.04 |
0.04 |
0.03 |
620 |
390 |
230 |
0.09 |
0.10 |
0.07 |
| Catholics— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Roman Catholics |
107,610 |
58,447 |
49,163 |
19.92 |
17.78 |
23.23 |
167,468 |
84,861 |
82,607 |
22.89 |
21.16 |
25.00 |
| Catholics (not otherwise defined) |
2,219 |
1,285 |
934 |
0.41 |
0.39 |
0.44 |
3,152 |
1,545 |
1,607 |
0.43 |
0.38 |
0.49 |
| Greek Church |
239 |
226 |
13 |
0.04 |
0.07 |
0.01 |
332 |
305 |
27 |
0.05 |
0.08 |
0.01 |
| Other Denominations— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Catholic Apostolic Church |
144 |
72 |
72 |
0.03 |
0.02 |
0.03 |
278 |
142 |
136 |
0.04 |
0.04 |
0.04 |
| Israelites, Christian Israelites |
395 |
222 |
173 |
0.07 |
0.07 |
0.08 |
285 |
143 |
142 |
0.04 |
0.04 |
0.04 |
| Latter-day Saints, Mormons |
108 |
90 |
18 |
0.02 |
0.03 |
0.01 |
97 |
78 |
19 |
0.01 |
0.02 |
0.01 |
| New Church (Swedenborgians) |
198 |
125 |
73 |
0.04 |
0.04 |
0.03 |
215 |
139 |
76 |
0.03 |
0.03 |
0.02 |
| Spiritists, Spiritualists |
5 |
4 |
1 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
171 |
97 |
74 |
0.02 |
0.02 |
0.02 |
| Jews |
2,903 |
1,857 |
1,046 |
0.54 |
0.57 |
0.49 |
3,571 |
2,010 |
1,561 |
0.49 |
0.50 |
0.47 |
| Mohammedans |
189 |
178 |
11 |
0.04 |
0.05 |
0.01 |
125 |
124 |
1 |
0.02 |
0.04 |
|
| Buddhists, Confucians, &c. |
26,223 |
25,582 |
641 |
4.85 |
7.78 |
0.33 |
17,650 |
17,620 |
30 |
2.41 |
4.39 |
0.01 |
| Other Denominations* |
203 |
151 |
52 |
0.04 |
0.05 |
0.03 |
446 |
294 |
152 |
0.06 |
0.08 |
0.05 |
| No Denomination |
952 |
761 |
191 |
0.18 |
0.23 |
0.09 |
2,737 |
1,880 |
857 |
0.37 |
0.47 |
0.26 |
| No Religion |
441 |
398 |
43 |
0.08 |
0.12 |
0.02 |
2,150 |
1,531 |
619 |
0.29 |
0.38 |
0.19 |
| Unspecified |
6,394 |
5,356 |
1,038 |
1.19 |
1.63 |
0.48 |
5,560 |
3,193 |
2,367 |
0.76 |
0.80 |
0.72 |
| Object to state their Religious Belief |
11,536 |
7,607 |
3,929 |
2.14 |
2.31 |
1.86 |
9,965 |
6,325 |
3,640 |
1.36 |
1.58 |
1.10 |