Statistics

Practising barristers	Number	%
All barristers	2465	100
Female barristers	605	24.54
Male barristers	1859	75.42

Seniority (in years)	< 1	1 - 5	6 - 10	11 - 15	16 - 25	26 - 35	36 -	Total
Female	33	169	136	103	117	32	15	605
Male	49	294	281	219	441	293	282	1859
Total	82	463	418	322	558	325	297	2465

Ages (in years)	<= 29	30 - 39	40 - 49	50 - 59	60 - 69	70 - 79	80 - 89	90+	Total
Female	7	174	180	150	69	25	0	0	605
Male	17	302	386	452	451	231	19	1	1859
Total	24	476	567	602	520	256	19	1	2465

Senior counsel (QC or SC)	Number	%
All senior counsel	390	100
Female senior counsel	50	12.82
Male senior counsel	340	87.18

Practice Area	Male	Female	Total	M:F Ratio
Alternative dispute resolution	276	73	350	3.78
Appellate	530	184	714	2.88
Commercial	643	206	850	3.12
Common law/personal injury	320	92	412	3.48
Criminal	391	155	547	2.52
Defamation	60	31	91	1.94
Environment and planning	118	60	178	1.97
Equity	546	167	713	3.27
Family law and guardianship	138	86	225	1.6
Industrial/employment	190	66	257	2.88
Inquests/inquiries	429	168	597	2.55
International	170	47	218	3.62
Public/administrative	445	181	627	2.46
Tax/revenue	115	28	143	4.11