Statistics

Practising barristers	Number	%
All barristers	2460	100
Female barristers	666	27.07
Male barristers	1793	72.89

Seniority (in years)	< 1	1 - 5	6 - 10	11 - 15	16 - 25	26 - 35	36 -	Total
Female	48	156	150	118	125	52	17	666
Male	58	259	292	243	386	273	282	1793
Total	106	416	442	361	511	325	299	2460

Ages (in years)	<= 29	30 - 39	40 - 49	50 - 59	60 - 69	70 - 79	80 - 89	90+	Total
Female	12	176	226	146	70	35	0	0	666
Male	25	313	395	381	377	276	26	0	1793
Total	37	489	622	527	447	311	26	0	2460

Senior counsel (QC or SC)	Number	%
All senior counsel	383	100
Female senior counsel	60	15.67
Male senior counsel	323	84.33

Practice Area	Male	Female	Total	M:F Ratio
Alternative dispute resolution	310	90	400	3.44
Appellate	614	213	827	2.88
Commercial	699	229	928	3.05
Common law/personal injury	356	97	453	3.67
Criminal	459	181	640	2.54
Defamation	74	33	107	2.24
Environment and planning	136	67	203	2.03
Equity	597	194	791	3.08
Family law and guardianship	174	98	272	1.78
Industrial/employment	206	74	280	2.78
Inquests/inquiries	487	195	682	2.5
International	184	59	243	3.12
Public/administrative	509	208	717	2.45
Tax/revenue	121	34	155	3.56