TABLE XXVII.—Showing the Numbers and Proportions per Cent. of Persons, Males, and Females, of different Religious Denominations, at the Six Censuses.
| Religious Denominations. |
1854. |
1857. |
| Numbers. |
Proportions per Cent. |
Numbers. |
Proportions per Cent. |
| Persons. |
Persons. |
Persons. |
Males. |
Females. |
Persons. |
Males. |
Females. |
| Total |
236,798 |
100.00 |
410,766 |
264,334 |
146,432 |
100.00 |
100.00 |
100.00 |
| Anglicans— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Church of England, Episcoplians (not otherwise defined) |
99,978 |
42.22 |
157,818 |
99,409 |
58,409 |
38.42 |
37.61 |
39.89 |
| Free Church of England |
|
|
218 |
129 |
89 |
0.05 |
0.05 |
0.06 |
| Protestants (not otherwise defined) |
8,024 |
3.39 |
15,321 |
10,844 |
4,477 |
3.73 |
4.10 |
3.06 |
| Presbyterians— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Presbyterians Church of Victoria, or undefined |
42,235 |
17.84 |
65,151 |
39,881 |
25,270 |
15.86 |
15.09 |
17.26 |
| Free Presbyterians |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Other Presbyterians* |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Methodists— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Wesleyan Methodists (not otherwise defined) |
13,989 |
5.91 |
24,740 |
14,399 |
10,341 |
6.02 |
5.45 |
7.06 |
| Primitive Methodists |
738 |
0.31 |
2,044 |
1,237 |
807 |
0.50 |
0.47 |
0.55 |
| Bible Christians |
87 |
0.04 |
268 |
138 |
130 |
0.07 |
0.05 |
0.09 |
| Other Methodists* |
470 |
0.20 |
936 |
506 |
430 |
0.24 |
0.18 |
0.29 |
| Other Protestants— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Independents, or Congregationalists |
7,791 |
3.29 |
10,761 |
6,271 |
4,490 |
2.62 |
2.38 |
3.07 |
| Baptists |
4,727 |
1.99 |
6,412 |
3,688 |
2,724 |
1.56 |
1.40 |
1.86 |
| Disciples of Christ, Christians, Church of Christ |
|
|
69 |
49 |
20 |
0.02 |
0.02 |
0.01 |
| Christian, Plymouth—Brethren |
181 |
0.08 |
116 |
83 |
33 |
0.03 |
0.03 |
0.02 |
| Lutherans, German Protestants |
3,043 |
1.29 |
6,513 |
5,185 |
1,328 |
1.59 |
1.96 |
0.91 |
| Moravians, United Brethren |
57 |
0.02 |
57 |
41 |
16 |
0.01 |
0.02 |
0.01 |
| Calvinists |
210 |
0.09 |
468 |
334 |
134 |
0.11 |
0.13 |
0.09 |
| Society of Friends |
221 |
0.09 |
325 |
238 |
87 |
0.08 |
0.09 |
0.06 |
| Salvation Army |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Unitarians |
1,180 |
0.50 |
1,462 |
1,031 |
431 |
0.36 |
0.39 |
0.29 |
| Other Protestants* |
561 |
0.24 |
349 |
275 |
74 |
0.08 |
0.11 |
0.06 |
| Catholics— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Roman Catholics |
40,711 |
17.19 |
70,152 |
38,781 |
31,371 |
17.08 |
14.67 |
21.42 |
| Catholics (not otherwise defined) |
4,400 |
1.86 |
6,348 |
3,774 |
2,574 |
1.55 |
1.42 |
1.76 |
| Greek Church |
65 |
0.03 |
127 |
124 |
3 |
0.03 |
0.05 |
0.00 |
| Other Denominations— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Catholic Apostolic Church |
75 |
0.03 |
125 |
89 |
36 |
0.03 |
0.03 |
0.02 |
| Israelites, Christian Israelites |
|
|
307 |
186 |
121 |
0.08 |
0.07 |
0.08 |
| Latter-day Saints, Mormons |
132 |
0.06 |
208 |
164 |
44 |
0.05 |
0.06 |
0.03 |
| New Church (Swedenborgians) |
88 |
0.03 |
189 |
109 |
80 |
0.05 |
0.04 |
0.05 |
| Spiritists, Spiritualists |
|
|
6 |
5 |
1 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
| Jews |
1,547 |
0.65 |
2,181 |
1,516 |
665 |
0.53 |
0.57 |
0.46 |
| Mohammedans |
332 |
0.14 |
216 |
213 |
3 |
0.05 |
0.08 |
0.00 |
| Buddhists, Confucians, &c. |
2,677 |
1.13 |
27,288 |
26,758 |
530 |
6.63 |
10.12 |
0.37 |
| Other Denominations* |
182 |
0.08 |
368 |
272 |
96 |
0.09 |
0.10 |
0.07 |
| No Denomination |
171 |
0.07 |
1,406 |
1,194 |
212 |
0.34 |
0.45 |
0.14 |
| No Religion |
805 |
0.33 |
1,158 |
1,073 |
85 |
0.28 |
0.41 |
0.06 |
| Unspecified |
2,121 |
0.90 |
7,659 |
6,338 |
1,321 |
1.86 |
2.40 |
0.90 |
| Object to state their Religious Belief |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|