TABLE VIII.—SUMMARY OF SHIRES.—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—continued.
| Religious Denominations. |
MANSFIELD. |
MARONG. |
MELTON. |
MEREDITH. |
MERRIANG. |
METCALF. |
MILDURA. |
MINHAMITE. |
| Persons. |
Males. |
Females. |
Persons. |
Males. |
Females. |
Persons. |
Males. |
Females. |
Persons. |
Males. |
Females. |
Persons. |
Males. |
Females. |
Persons. |
Males. |
Females. |
Persons. |
Males. |
Females. |
Persons. |
Males. |
Females. |
| TOTAL |
3,772 |
2,252 |
1,520 |
7,282 |
3,928 |
3,354 |
1,189 |
658 |
531 |
1,259 |
681 |
578 |
1,085 |
616 |
469 |
3,060 |
1,603 |
1,457 |
2,268 |
1,482 |
786 |
1,737 |
910 |
827 |
| TOTAL SPECIFIED |
3,712 |
2,207 |
1,505 |
7,155 |
3,845 |
3,310 |
1,164 |
646 |
518 |
1,255 |
678 |
577 |
1,057 |
595 |
462 |
2,999 |
1,563 |
1,436 |
2,184 |
1,414 |
770 |
1,712 |
901 |
811 |
| Episcopalians— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Church of England, Episcopalians |
1,373 |
841 |
532 |
2,429 |
1,324 |
1,105 |
382 |
213 |
169 |
456 |
250 |
206 |
314 |
182 |
132 |
925 |
518 |
407 |
873 |
588 |
285 |
605 |
331 |
274 |
| Protestants (not otherwise defined) |
5 |
3 |
2 |
137 |
74 |
63 |
17 |
11 |
6 |
17 |
9 |
8 |
1 |
|
1 |
19 |
13 |
6 |
80 |
49 |
31 |
|
|
|
| Presbyterians— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Presbyterian Church of Victoria |
769 |
440 |
329 |
1,031 |
529 |
502 |
258 |
128 |
130 |
253 |
130 |
123 |
240 |
128 |
112 |
486 |
260 |
226 |
325 |
205 |
120 |
300 |
150 |
150 |
| Free Presbyterian Church of Victoria |
50 |
26 |
24 |
18 |
13 |
5 |
2 |
2 |
|
16 |
8 |
8 |
|
|
|
2 |
|
2 |
9 |
6 |
3 |
7 |
3 |
4 |
| Other Presbyterians |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Methodists— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Wesleyan Methodists |
134 |
85 |
49 |
1,147 |
602 |
545 |
70 |
37 |
33 |
107 |
66 |
41 |
95 |
55 |
40 |
430 |
199 |
231 |
368 |
201 |
167 |
217 |
106 |
111 |
| Primitive Methodists |
2 |
2 |
|
177 |
86 |
91 |
|
|
|
18 |
9 |
9 |
10 |
7 |
3 |
5 |
2 |
3 |
5 |
4 |
1 |
63 |
35 |
28 |
| Bible Christians |
1 |
1 |
|
180 |
82 |
98 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
75 |
28 |
47 |
24 |
12 |
12 |
|
|
|
| United Methodist Free Church |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
11 |
10 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Other Protestants— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Independents, Congregationalists |
2 |
2 |
|
50 |
30 |
20 |
10 |
7 |
3 |
3 |
|
3 |
6 |
2 |
4 |
68 |
28 |
40 |
108 |
66 |
42 |
7 |
5 |
2 |
| Baptists |
20 |
16 |
4 |
40 |
20 |
20 |
5 |
2 |
3 |
12 |
6 |
6 |
2 |
2 |
|
50 |
23 |
27 |
37 |
28 |
9 |
15 |
5 |
10 |
| Disciples of Christ, Church of Christ |
|
|
|
8 |
3 |
5 |
|
|
|
3 |
1 |
2 |
6 |
4 |
2 |
127 |
66 |
61 |
13 |
10 |
3 |
|
|
|
| Christians (not otherwise defined) |
|
|
|
7 |
4 |
3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
1 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
| Christian, Plymouth—Brethren |
|
|
|
3 |
1 |
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
1 |
|
| Lutherans, German Protestants |
37 |
27 |
10 |
125 |
81 |
44 |
11 |
11 |
|
3 |
3 |
|
13 |
13 |
|
21 |
14 |
7 |
51 |
32 |
19 |
14 |
9 |
5 |
| Moravians, United Brethren |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Calvinists, Calvinistic Methodists, Welsh Church |
1 |
1 |
|
5 |
|
5 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
7 |
3 |
4 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Society of Friends |
|
|
|
2 |
1 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
1 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
| Salvation Army |
3 |
3 |
|
34 |
18 |
16 |
|
|
|
7 |
3 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
|
40 |
23 |
17 |
4 |
4 |
|
11 |
5 |
6 |
| Unitarians |
|
|
|
3 |
1 |
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
5 |
5 |
|
|
|
|
| Catholics— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Roman Catholics |
1,228 |
693 |
535 |
1,559 |
850 |
709 |
393 |
222 |
171 |
347 |
185 |
162 |
359 |
194 |
165 |
641 |
338 |
303 |
177 |
111 |
66 |
463 |
244 |
219 |
| Catholics (not otherwise defined) |
20 |
8 |
12 |
85 |
47 |
38 |
|
|
|
5 |
2 |
3 |
|
|
|
50 |
16 |
34 |
15 |
14 |
1 |
|
|
|
| Greek Church |
|
|
|
1 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
| Other Sects— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Catholic Apostolic Church |
|
|
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
7 |
3 |
4 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Israelites, Christian Israelites |
1 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
| New Church, Swedenborgians |
|
|
|
1 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
3 |
2 |
1 |
|
|
|
| Spiritists, Spiritualists |
|
|
|
2 |
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6 |
3 |
3 |
|
|
|
| Jews |
11 |
8 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
1 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
| Mohammedans |
1 |
1 |
|
5 |
5 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Other Denominations |
5 |
3 |
2 |
37 |
17 |
20 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
2 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| No Denomination |
34 |
31 |
3 |
48 |
34 |
14 |
15 |
12 |
3 |
8 |
6 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
|
30 |
16 |
14 |
58 |
53 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
|
| No Religion |
15 |
15 |
|
17 |
16 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
2 |
2 |
|
3 |
2 |
1 |
18 |
18 |
|
1 |
1 |
|
| Unspecified |
17 |
15 |
2 |
42 |
23 |
19 |
3 |
|
3 |
|
|
|
1 |
1 |
|
15 |
7 |
8 |
16 |
10 |
6 |
10 |
1 |
9 |
| Object to state their Religious Belief |
43 |
30 |
13 |
85 |
60 |
25 |
22 |
12 |
10 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
27 |
20 |
7 |
46 |
33 |
13 |
68 |
58 |
10 |
15 |
8 |
7 |