Religions in Melbourne and Suburbs (Board of Works' District), 1901., TABLE XXIV.—Showing the Numbers of Persons, Males and Females, of different Religious Denominations in the District under the jurisdiction of the Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works at the Census of 1901.
| Religious Denominations. |
Persons. |
Males. |
Females. |
| Total |
483,548 |
228,058 |
255,490 |
| Total Specified Religions |
477,236 |
224,455 |
252,781 |
| CHRISTIAN. |
|
|
|
| Episcopalians— |
|
|
|
| Church of England |
187,608 |
89,077 |
98,531 |
| Protestant (so stated) |
5,005 |
2,480 |
2,525 |
| Presbyterians— |
|
|
|
| Presbyterian Church of Victoria, &c. |
63,927 |
30,057 |
33,870 |
| Free Presbyterian Church of Victoria |
54 |
18 |
36 |
| Methodists— |
|
|
|
| Wesleyan Methodist (so stated) |
47,392 |
21,814 |
25,578 |
| Primitive Methodist (so stated) |
3,775 |
1,760 |
2,015 |
| All other |
5,459 |
2,483 |
2,976 |
| Other Protestants— |
|
|
|
| Independent (Congregationalist) |
10,555 |
4,918 |
5,637 |
| Baptist |
18,458 |
8,296 |
10,162 |
| Church of Christ, Disciple of Christ |
5,615 |
2,517 |
3,098 |
| Christian (so stated), &c. |
482 |
217 |
265 |
| Brethren, Christian Brethren |
855 |
399 |
456 |
| Lutheran (German Protestant) |
3,420 |
2,162 |
1,258 |
| Moravian (United Brethren) |
10 |
4 |
6 |
| Calvinistic Methodist |
443 |
215 |
228 |
| Friends (Society of) |
128 |
74 |
54 |
| Salvation Army |
3,657 |
1,498 |
2,159 |
| Unitarian |
555 |
304 |
251 |
| Miscellaneous |
2,286 |
1,033 |
1,253 |
| Catholics— |
|
|
|
| Roman Catholic |
101,293 |
45,303 |
55,990 |
| Catholics (so stated) |
1,679 |
716 |
963 |
| Greek Church |
284 |
204 |
80 |
| Other Christian Sects— |
|
|
|
| Catholic Apostolic Church |
360 |
152 |
208 |
| Christian Israelite |
194 |
101 |
93 |
| New Church (Swedenborgian) |
94 |
40 |
54 |
| Spiritist, Spiritualist |
717 |
338 |
379 |
| No Denomination, No Sect (so stated) |
3,171 |
1,889 |
1,282 |
| Sundry |
156 |
64 |
92 |
| NON-CHRISTIAN. |
|
|
|
| Jew |
5,103 |
2,599 |
2,504 |
| Mohammedan |
98 |
89 |
9 |
| Buddhist, Hindu, Brahman |
223 |
220 |
3 |
| Confucian |
1,532 |
1,486 |
46 |
| Other |
163 |
96 |
67 |
| SCEPTICS, ETC. |
2,485 |
1,832 |
653 |
| Unspecified— |
|
|
|
| Object to state |
4,797 |
2,875 |
1,922 |
| Others |
1,515 |
728 |
787 |