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. |
1881. |
1891. |
| Numbers. |
Proportions per Cent. |
Numbers. |
Proportions per Cent. |
| Persons. |
Males. |
Females. |
Persons. |
Males. |
Females. |
Persons. |
Males. |
Females. |
Persons. |
Males. |
Females. |
| Total |
862,346 |
452,083 |
410,263 |
100.00 |
100.00 |
100.00 |
1,140,405 |
598,414 |
541,991 |
100.00 |
100.00 |
100.00 |
| Anglicans— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Church of England, Episcoplians (not otherwise defined) |
299,542 |
157,937 |
141,605 |
34.74 |
34.94 |
34.52 |
401,604 |
210,986 |
190,618 |
35.22 |
35.26 |
35.17 |
| Free Church of England |
110 |
38 |
72 |
0.01 |
0.01 |
0.02 |
15,578 |
8,714 |
6,864 |
1.37 |
1.46 |
1.27 |
| Protestants (not otherwise defined) |
11,639 |
6,545 |
5,094 |
1.35 |
1.45 |
1.24 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Presbyterians— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Presbyterians Church of Victoria, or undefined |
126,729 |
65,888 |
60,841 |
14.69 |
14.57 |
14.83 |
163,149 |
84,713 |
78,436 |
14.30 |
14.16 |
14.47 |
| Free Presbyterians |
5,748 |
2,810 |
2,938 |
0.67 |
0.62 |
0.71 |
3,849 |
1,994 |
1,855 |
0.34 |
0.33 |
0.34 |
| Other Presbyterians* |
114 |
55 |
59 |
0.01 |
0.01 |
0.02 |
29 |
18 |
11 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
| Methodists— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Wesleyan Methodists (not otherwise defined) |
97,115 |
48,481 |
48,634 |
11.26 |
10.72 |
11.86 |
134,841 |
66,957 |
67,884 |
11.82 |
11.19 |
12.53 |
| Primitive Methodists |
8,707 |
4,364 |
4,343 |
1.01 |
0.97 |
1.06 |
11,351 |
5,572 |
5,779 |
1.00 |
0.93 |
1.07 |
| Bible Christians |
6,660 |
3,280 |
3,380 |
0.77 |
0.73 |
0.82 |
9,579 |
4,682 |
4,897 |
0.84 |
0.78 |
0.90 |
| Other Methodists* |
2,571 |
1,252 |
1,319 |
0.30 |
0.28 |
0.32 |
2,269 |
1,104 |
1,165 |
0.20 |
0.18 |
0.22 |
| Other Protestants— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Independents, or Congregationalists |
19,878 |
9,859 |
10,019 |
2.31 |
2.18 |
2.44 |
22,110 |
11,175 |
10,935 |
1.94 |
1.87 |
2.02 |
| Baptists |
20,373 |
9,698 |
10,675 |
2.36 |
2.15 |
2.60 |
27,883 |
13,497 |
14,386 |
2.44 |
2.26 |
2.65 |
| Disciples of Christ, Christians, Church of Christ |
4,859 |
2,301 |
2,558 |
0.57 |
0.51 |
0.62 |
9,342 |
4,520 |
4,822 |
0.82 |
0.76 |
0.89 |
| Christian, Plymouth—Brethren |
648 |
364 |
284 |
0.08 |
0.08 |
0.07 |
1,069 |
508 |
561 |
0.10 |
0.08 |
0.10 |
| Lutherans, German Protestants |
11,149 |
7,286 |
3,863 |
1.29 |
1.61 |
0.94 |
15,529 |
9,895 |
5,634 |
1.36 |
1.65 |
1.04 |
| Moravians, United Brethren |
172 |
86 |
86 |
0.02 |
0.02 |
0.02 |
134 |
64 |
70 |
0.01 |
0.01 |
0.01 |
| Calvinists |
712 |
420 |
292 |
0.08 |
0.09 |
0.07 |
1,027 |
594 |
433 |
0.09 |
0.10 |
0.08 |
| Society of Friends |
282 |
182 |
100 |
0.03 |
0.04 |
0.03 |
360 |
222 |
138 |
0.03 |
0.04 |
0.03 |
| Salvation Army |
|
|
|
|
|
|
13,521 |
6,753 |
6,768 |
1.18 |
1.13 |
1.25 |
| Unitarians |
942 |
602 |
340 |
0.11 |
0.13 |
0.08 |
1,502 |
989 |
513 |
0.13 |
0.17 |
0.09 |
| Other Protestants* |
442 |
244 |
198 |
0.05 |
0.05 |
0.05 |
2,131 |
1,077 |
1,054 |
0.19 |
0.18 |
0.19 |
| Catholics— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Roman Catholics |
197,157 |
97,491 |
99,666 |
22.86 |
21.56 |
24.29 |
240,310 |
121,756 |
118,554 |
21.07 |
20.35 |
21.87 |
| Catholics (not otherwise defined) |
6,323 |
3,153 |
3,170 |
0.74 |
0.70 |
0.77 |
82.81 |
4,265 |
4,016 |
0.73 |
0.71 |
0.74 |
| Greek Church |
103 |
95 |
8 |
0.01 |
0.02 |
0.00 |
247 |
206 |
41 |
0.02 |
0.03 |
0.01 |
| Other Denominations— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Catholic Apostolic Church |
383 |
179 |
204 |
0.05 |
0.04 |
0.05 |
407 |
206 |
201 |
0.04 |
0.03 |
0.04 |
| Israelites, Christian Israelites |
238 |
124 |
114 |
0.03 |
0.03 |
0.03 |
293 |
145 |
148 |
0.03 |
0.02 |
0.03 |
| Latter-day Saints, Mormons |
15 |
13 |
2 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
48 |
29 |
19 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
| New Church (Swedenborgians) |
292 |
139 |
153 |
0.03 |
0.03 |
0.04 |
305 |
156 |
149 |
0.03 |
0.03 |
0.03 |
| Spiritists, Spiritualists |
853 |
434 |
419 |
0.10 |
0.10 |
0.10 |
790 |
422 |
368 |
0.07 |
0.07 |
0.07 |
| Jews |
4,330 |
2,396 |
1,934 |
0.50 |
0.53 |
0.47 |
6,459 |
3,540 |
2,919 |
0.57 |
0.59 |
0.54 |
| Mohammedans |
111 |
110 |
1 |
0.01 |
0.02 |
0.00 |
241 |
229 |
12 |
0.02 |
0.04 |
0.00 |
| Buddhists, Confucians, &c. |
11,159 |
11,122 |
37 |
1.29 |
2.46 |
0.01 |
6,746 |
6,623 |
123 |
0.58 |
1.11 |
0.02 |
| Other Denominations* |
349 |
194 |
155 |
0.04 |
0.04 |
0.04 |
119 |
95 |
24 |
0.01 |
0.01 |
0.00 |
| No Denomination |
4,979 |
3,375 |
1,604 |
0.58 |
0.75 |
0.39 |
12,971 |
9,245 |
3,726 |
1.13 |
1.55 |
0.69 |
| No Religion |
2,607 |
1,995 |
612 |
0.30 |
0.44 |
0.15 |
3,454 |
2,739 |
715 |
0.31 |
0.46 |
0.13 |
| Unspecified |
6,457 |
3,848 |
2,609 |
0.75 |
0.85 |
0.64 |
9,269 |
5,392 |
3,877 |
0.82 |
0.90 |
0.72 |
| Object to state their Religious Belief |
8,598 |
5,723 |
2,875 |
1.00 |
1.27 |
0.70 |
13,608 |
9,332 |
4,276 |
1.19 |
1.56 |
0.79 |