SUMMARY OF VICTORIA.—RELIGIOUS DENOMINATIONS IN DETAIL., TABLE I.—Showing, according to the Census taken on the 5th April, 1891, the Number of Persons, Males and Females, of different Religions.
| Religious Denomination. |
Persons. |
Males. |
Females. |
| TOTAL POPULATION |
1,140,405 |
598,414 |
541,991 |
| Episcopalians— |
|
|
|
| Church of England |
401,604 |
210,986 |
190,618 |
| Protestants (not otherwise defined)* |
15,578 |
8,714 |
6,864 |
| Presbyterians— |
|
|
|
| Presbyterian Church of Victoria |
163,149 |
84,713 |
78,436 |
| Free Presbyterian Church of Victoria |
3,849 |
1,994 |
1,855 |
| United Presbyterian Church |
10 |
6 |
4 |
| Cameronians |
2 |
2 |
|
| Covenanters |
12 |
6 |
6 |
| Reformed Presbyterian |
1 |
|
1 |
| Independent Presbyterian |
1 |
1 |
|
| Free Presbyterian |
1 |
1 |
|
| Puritan |
1 |
1 |
|
| Gaelic Church |
1 |
1 |
|
| Methodists— |
|
|
|
| Wesleyan Methodists |
134,841 |
66,957 |
67,884 |
| Primitive Methodists |
11,351 |
5,572 |
5,779 |
| Bible Christians |
9,579 |
4,682 |
4,897 |
| United Methodist Free Church |
2,269 |
1,104 |
1,165 |
| Other Protestants— |
|
|
|
| Independent, Congregationalists |
22,110 |
11,175 |
10,935 |
| Baptists |
27,883 |
13,497 |
14,386 |
| Disciples of Christ—Church of Christ |
8,267 |
3,942 |
4,325 |
| Christians (not otherwise defined) |
1,075 |
578 |
497 |
| Christian, Plymouth—Brethren |
1,069 |
508 |
561 |
| Lutherans—German Protestants |
15,529 |
9,895 |
5,634 |
| Moravians—United Brethren |
134 |
64 |
70 |
| Calvinists—Calvinistic Methodists, Welsh Church |
1,027 |
594 |
433 |
| Society of Friends |
360 |
222 |
138 |
| Salvation Army |
13,521 |
6,753 |
6,768 |
| Unitarians |
1,502 |
989 |
513 |
| Australian Church |
1,161 |
540 |
621 |
| Church of Victoria |
9 |
6 |
3 |
| Free Church of New Zealand |
1 |
1 |
|
| Swedish Church |
3 |
3 |
|
| National Church of Berme |
2 |
2 |
|
| Helvetian Reformed Church |
2 |
1 |
1 |
| Protestant French Church |
1 |
1 |
|
| Netherlands Reformed Church |
6 |
4 |
2 |
| Scandinavian Church |
4 |
4 |
|
| Church of the First Born |
9 |
4 |
5 |
| Union Church |
8 |
7 |
1 |
| Church of God |
52 |
32 |
20 |
| Mission Church |
1 |
1 |
|
| Bethel |
8 |
3 |
5 |
| Town Mission |
56 |
26 |
30 |
| Seamen's Mission |
1 |
1 |
|
| Chinese Mission |
2 |
2 |
|
| Gospel Hall |
2 |
|
2 |
| Deaf and Dumb Service |
4 |
2 |
2 |
| Seventh Day Adventists |
426 |
222 |
204 |
| Christadelphians |
284 |
157 |
127 |
| Evangelists |
53 |
36 |
17 |
| Non-conformists |
25 |
15 |
10 |
| Dissenters |
8 |
5 |
3 |
| Huguenot |
1 |
1 |
|
| Revivalists |
2 |
1 |
1 |
| Catholics— |
|
|
|
| Roman Catholics |
240,310 |
121,756 |
118,554 |
| Catholics (not otherwise defined) |
8,281 |
4,265 |
4,016 |
| Greek Church |
247 |
206 |
41 |
| Other Denominations— |
|
|
|
| Catholic Apostolic Church |
407 |
206 |
201 |
| Israelites—Christian Israelites |
293 |
145 |
148 |
| Latter-day Saints—Mormons |
48 |
29 |
19 |
| New Church—Swedenborgians |
305 |
156 |
149 |
| Spiritists—Spiritualists |
790 |
422 |
368 |
| Jews |
6,459 |
3,540 |
2,919 |
| Mohammedans |
241 |
229 |
12 |
| Buddhists, Confucians, &c. |
6,746 |
6,623 |
123 |
| Tolstoian Church |
1 |
1 |
|
| Latin Church |
1 |
1 |
|
| Pastoral Church |
1 |
|
1 |
| Separatists |
4 |
1 |
3 |
| Universalists |
22 |
20 |
2 |
| Memnonists |
2 |
1 |
1 |
| Restorationists |
2 |
2 |
|
| Followers of Ulric Zwingli |
4 |
3 |
1 |
| Zoar |
1 |
1 |
|
| Nazarene |
1 |
1 |
|
| Shakers |
5 |
3 |
2 |
| Hindoos—Brahmins |
42 |
37 |
5 |
| Lay Church |
5 |
3 |
|
| Morrisonian |
1 |
1 |
|
| Glassite |
1 |
1 |
|
| Converted Jew |
1 |
1 |
|
| Peculiar People |
6 |
4 |
2 |
| Fakir |
1 |
1 |
|
| Chapel (so stated) |
18 |
13 |
5 |
| No Denomination— |
|
|
|
| Deists |
61 |
53 |
8 |
| Bi-Diest |
1 |
1 |
|
| Theists |
17 |
14 |
3 |
| Pantheists |
12 |
11 |
1 |
| God in Man |
1 |
1 |
|
| Servant of God |
1 |
1 |
|
| Spirit of God |
1 |
1 |
|
| Believers in Christ |
23 |
11 |
12 |
| Followers of Christ |
8 |
3 |
5 |
| "Nurture of the Lord" |
3 |
2 |
1 |
| "Confess Christ before men" |
1 |
1 |
|
| "Jesus has bought Me" |
1 |
1 |
|
| Free Christians |
2 |
1 |
1 |
| Christian Agnostic |
1 |
1 |
|
| Catholic Agnostic |
1 |
1 |
|
| "Commandment of God, Jesus Christ, and the Faith" |
1 |
1 |
|
| Moses and his Laws |
1 |
1 |
|
| Church of the Future |
1 |
1 |
|
| Universal Brotherhood |
1 |
1 |
|
| Conditional Immortality |
1 |
1 |
|
| Bible Echo |
3 |
1 |
2 |
| Bible Searcher |
3 |
|
3 |
| Orthodox |
1 |
1 |
|
| Moralists |
4 |
2 |
2 |
| "Strictly taught Morals" |
5 |
1 |
4 |
| Theosophists |
11 |
6 |
5 |
| Naturalists |
13 |
10 |
3 |
| Humanitarians—"Humanity" |
9 |
8 |
1 |
| Restitutionist |
1 |
|
1 |
| Sectarians |
3 |
3 |
|
| Anti-Trinitarian |
1 |
1 |
|
| "New Light" |
2 |
1 |
1 |
| "Light and Truth" |
3 |
3 |
|
| Natural Religion |
1 |
1 |
|
| Latitudinarians |
2 |
2 |
|
| Eclectic |
1 |
1 |
|
| Freethinkers |
5,028 |
3,938 |
1,090 |
| Dependents |
3 |
2 |
1 |
| Fatalist |
1 |
1 |
|
| Liberals |
3 |
3 |
|
| Believers |
21 |
10 |
11 |
| Enjoyist |
1 |
1 |
|
| Quietist |
1 |
1 |
|
| Modern Rationalists—Rationalists |
35 |
22 |
13 |
| Reformers |
5 |
4 |
1 |
| National—Undenominational |
1 |
|
1 |
| Masonic |
1 |
1 |
|
| "Sinai" |
1 |
1 |
|
| Uncertain |
1 |
1 |
|
| Old Time Religion |
1 |
1 |
|
| Truth Seeker |
1 |
1 |
|
| Social Christians—Christian Socialists |
21 |
12 |
9 |
| Positivists |
4 |
1 |
3 |
| No Denomination, No Sect—Unsectarian |
7,640 |
5,096 |
2,544 |
| No Religion— |
|
|
|
| Atheists |
306 |
189 |
117 |
| Infidels |
2 |
2 |
|
| Sceptics |
4 |
3 |
1 |
| Unbelievers |
2 |
2 |
|
| Materialists |
6 |
6 |
|
| Agnostics |
300 |
252 |
48 |
| Secularists |
115 |
83 |
32 |
| Socialists—State Socialists |
13 |
11 |
2 |
| Cosmopolitans |
10 |
9 |
1 |
| Communists |
6 |
2 |
4 |
| Finalist |
1 |
1 |
|
| Egoist |
1 |
1 |
|
| Optional |
2 |
2 |
|
| Voltairian |
1 |
1 |
|
| Heathen |
3 |
3 |
|
| "L.S.D." |
4 |
4 |
|
| "Go-as-you-please" |
1 |
1 |
|
| Nihilists |
3 |
|
3 |
| Freelover |
1 |
1 |
|
| Agapemone |
2 |
2 |
|
| No Religion (so returned) |
2,671 |
2,164 |
507 |
| Unspecified |
9,269 |
5,392 |
3,877 |
| Object to state their Religion |
13,608 |
9,332 |
4,276 |