Statistics

Practising barristers	Number	%
All barristers	2459	100
Female barristers	668	27.17
Male barristers	1790	72.79

Seniority (in years)	< 1	1 - 5	6 - 10	11 - 15	16 - 25	26 - 35	36 -	Total
Female	49	156	151	118	125	52	17	668
Male	60	257	292	244	384	271	282	1790
Total	109	414	443	362	509	323	299	2459

Ages (in years)	<= 29	30 - 39	40 - 49	50 - 59	60 - 69	70 - 79	80 - 89	90+	Total
Female	12	177	227	146	70	35	0	0	668
Male	25	313	396	380	374	276	26	0	1790
Total	37	490	624	526	444	311	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	621	213	834	2.92
Commercial	705	229	934	3.08
Common law/personal injury	361	97	458	3.72
Criminal	461	184	645	2.51
Defamation	76	33	109	2.3
Environment and planning	136	67	203	2.03
Equity	603	196	799	3.08
Family law and guardianship	174	99	273	1.76
Industrial/employment	209	73	282	2.86
Inquests/inquiries	491	197	688	2.49
International	189	58	247	3.26
Public/administrative	517	209	726	2.47
Tax/revenue	121	35	156	3.46