Statistics

Practising barristers	Number	%
All barristers	2459	100
Female barristers	667	27.12
Male barristers	1791	72.83

Seniority (in years)	< 1	1 - 5	6 - 10	11 - 15	16 - 25	26 - 35	36 -	Total
Female	49	156	150	118	125	52	17	667
Male	60	259	292	243	385	271	281	1791
Total	109	416	442	361	510	323	298	2459

Ages (in years)	<= 29	30 - 39	40 - 49	50 - 59	60 - 69	70 - 79	80 - 89	90+	Total
Female	12	177	226	146	70	35	0	0	667
Male	26	313	396	380	375	275	26	0	1791
Total	38	490	623	526	445	310	26	0	2459

Senior counsel (QC or SC)	Number	%
All senior counsel	404	100
Female senior counsel	66	16.34
Male senior counsel	338	83.66

Practice Area	Male	Female	Total	M:F Ratio
Alternative dispute resolution	312	91	403	3.43
Appellate	620	213	833	2.91
Commercial	703	229	932	3.07
Common law/personal injury	358	97	455	3.69
Criminal	458	181	639	2.53
Defamation	75	33	108	2.27
Environment and planning	136	67	203	2.03
Equity	601	195	796	3.08
Family law and guardianship	175	99	274	1.77
Industrial/employment	207	74	281	2.8
Inquests/inquiries	489	195	684	2.51
International	186	59	245	3.15
Public/administrative	514	208	722	2.47
Tax/revenue	121	34	155	3.56