SUMMARY OF SHIRES., TABLE VIII.—Showing, according to the Census taken on the 5th April, 1891, the Religions of Persons, Males and Females (exclusive of Chinese and Aborigines), living in each Shire.
| Religious Denominations. |
TOTAL OF SHIRES. |
ALBERTON. |
ALEXANDRA. |
ARAPILES. |
ARARAT. |
AVOCA. |
AVON. |
| Persons. |
Males. |
Females. |
Persons. |
Males. |
Females. |
Persons. |
Males. |
Females. |
Persons. |
Males. |
Females. |
Persons. |
Males. |
Females. |
Persons. |
Males. |
Females. |
Persons. |
Males. |
Females. |
| TOTAL |
511,366 |
280,349 |
231,017 |
5,746 |
3,495 |
2,251 |
2,640 |
1,446 |
1,194 |
3,274 |
1,736 |
1,538 |
4,563 |
2,514 |
2,049 |
4,479 |
2,404 |
2,075 |
2,284 |
1,208 |
1,076 |
| TOTAL SPECIFIED |
502,683 |
274,506 |
228,177 |
5,579 |
3,380 |
2,199 |
2,600 |
1,414 |
1,186 |
3,211 |
1,697 |
1,514 |
4,521 |
2,474 |
2,047 |
4,405 |
2,362 |
2,043 |
2,267 |
1,194 |
1,073 |
| Episcopalians— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Church of England, Episcopalians |
174,181 |
96,702 |
77,479 |
2,353 |
1,424 |
929 |
970 |
541 |
429 |
780 |
420 |
360 |
1,724 |
954 |
770 |
2,024 |
1,115 |
909 |
913 |
482 |
431 |
| Protestants (not otherwise defined) |
5,990 |
3,541 |
2,449 |
129 |
75 |
54 |
62 |
38 |
24 |
28 |
16 |
12 |
|
|
|
27 |
16 |
11 |
30 |
16 |
14 |
| Presbyterians— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Presbyterian Church of Victoria |
86,639 |
46,348 |
40,291 |
801 |
498 |
303 |
686 |
363 |
323 |
438 |
229 |
209 |
1,147 |
636 |
511 |
602 |
305 |
297 |
474 |
238 |
236 |
| Free Presbyterian Church of Victoria |
2,427 |
1,308 |
1,119 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
|
27 |
17 |
10 |
15 |
5 |
10 |
6 |
1 |
5 |
5 |
4 |
1 |
| Other Presbyterians |
10 |
8 |
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Methodists— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Wesleyan Methodists |
58,514 |
30,295 |
28,219 |
525 |
272 |
253 |
309 |
165 |
144 |
566 |
289 |
277 |
424 |
211 |
213 |
813 |
421 |
392 |
184 |
98 |
86 |
| Primitive Methodists |
4,670 |
2,385 |
2,285 |
8 |
5 |
3 |
|
|
|
2 |
2 |
|
2 |
2 |
|
15 |
7 |
8 |
5 |
1 |
4 |
| Bible Christians |
4,816 |
2,407 |
2,409 |
3 |
3 |
|
|
|
|
142 |
69 |
73 |
8 |
4 |
4 |
8 |
5 |
3 |
|
|
|
| United Methodist Free Church |
1,124 |
559 |
565 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4 |
3 |
1 |
|
|
|
| Other Protestants— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Independents, Congregationalists |
6,474 |
3,370 |
3,104 |
44 |
25 |
19 |
11 |
6 |
5 |
23 |
11 |
12 |
9 |
4 |
5 |
24 |
14 |
10 |
8 |
4 |
4 |
| Baptists |
8,030 |
4,114 |
3,916 |
66 |
36 |
30 |
18 |
10 |
8 |
111 |
60 |
51 |
35 |
17 |
18 |
8 |
7 |
1 |
17 |
9 |
8 |
| Disciples of Christ, Church of Christ |
3,192 |
1,576 |
1,616 |
13 |
9 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
28 |
16 |
12 |
7 |
4 |
3 |
18 |
10 |
8 |
1 |
|
1 |
| Christians (not otherwise defined) |
315 |
181 |
134 |
|
|
|
2 |
1 |
1 |
|
|
|
1 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Christian, Plymouth—Brethren |
306 |
143 |
163 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2 |
1 |
1 |
| Lutherans, German Protestants |
9,520 |
5,955 |
3,565 |
58 |
43 |
15 |
11 |
11 |
|
425 |
215 |
210 |
24 |
19 |
5 |
27 |
22 |
5 |
29 |
16 |
13 |
| Moravians, United Brethren |
42 |
16 |
26 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6 |
3 |
3 |
| Calvinists, Calvinistic Methodists, Welsh Church |
234 |
155 |
79 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
|
|
|
1 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
4 |
2 |
2 |
|
|
|
| Society of Friends |
175 |
114 |
61 |
1 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4 |
1 |
3 |
|
|
|
| Salvation Army |
4,718 |
2,497 |
2,221 |
27 |
19 |
8 |
|
|
|
140 |
70 |
70 |
45 |
21 |
24 |
42 |
21 |
21 |
21 |
11 |
10 |
| Unitarians |
437 |
318 |
119 |
13 |
9 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
2 |
2 |
|
3 |
1 |
2 |
|
|
|
| Catholics— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Roman Catholics |
119,600 |
65,043 |
54,557 |
1,300 |
797 |
503 |
487 |
244 |
243 |
395 |
228 |
167 |
1,016 |
556 |
460 |
730 |
375 |
355 |
526 |
277 |
249 |
| Catholics (not otherwise defined) |
3,805 |
2,075 |
1,730 |
115 |
69 |
46 |
22 |
14 |
8 |
65 |
27 |
38 |
1 |
|
1 |
6 |
2 |
4 |
9 |
2 |
7 |
| Greek Church |
75 |
58 |
17 |
1 |
1 |
|
1 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Other Sects— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Catholic Apostolic Church |
123 |
69 |
54 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
2 |
2 |
|
1 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Israelites, Christian Israelites |
71 |
30 |
41 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| New Church, Swedenborgians |
83 |
42 |
41 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
4 |
2 |
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Spiritists, Spiritualists |
151 |
82 |
69 |
|
|
|
1 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
1 |
|
| Jews |
452 |
284 |
168 |
2 |
2 |
|
|
|
|
1 |
1 |
|
3 |
2 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Mohammedans |
102 |
99 |
3 |
|
|
|
1 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
6 |
5 |
1 |
11 |
11 |
|
6 |
5 |
1 |
| Other Denominations |
588 |
351 |
237 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
1 |
|
| No Denomination |
4,786 |
3,558 |
1,228 |
93 |
69 |
24 |
12 |
12 |
|
31 |
21 |
10 |
46 |
27 |
19 |
20 |
16 |
4 |
29 |
25 |
4 |
| No Religion |
1,033 |
823 |
210 |
20 |
18 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
|
2 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
3 |
2 |
9 |
7 |
2 |
|
|
|
| Unspecified |
3,509 |
2,213 |
1,296 |
70 |
44 |
26 |
19 |
13 |
6 |
7 |
3 |
4 |
16 |
15 |
1 |
22 |
11 |
11 |
10 |
9 |
1 |
| Object to state their Religious Belief |
5,174 |
3,630 |
1,544 |
97 |
71 |
26 |
21 |
19 |
2 |
56 |
36 |
20 |
26 |
25 |
1 |
52 |
31 |
21 |
7 |
5 |
2 |