Statistics

Practising barristers	Number	%
All barristers	2453	100
Female barristers	666	27.15
Male barristers	1786	72.81

Seniority (in years)	< 1	1 - 5	6 - 10	11 - 15	16 - 25	26 - 35	36 -	Total
Female	0	174	154	123	139	54	22	666
Male	0	273	276	257	391	283	306	1786
Total	0	448	430	380	530	337	328	2453

Ages (in years)	<= 29	30 - 39	40 - 49	50 - 59	60 - 69	70 - 79	80 - 89	90+	Total
Female	7	156	230	157	75	40	0	0	666
Male	14	278	403	383	369	302	37	0	1786
Total	21	434	634	540	444	342	37	0	2453

Senior counsel (QC or SC)	Number	%
All senior counsel	399	100
Female senior counsel	65	16.29
Male senior counsel	334	83.71

Practice Area	Male	Female	Total	M:F Ratio
Alternative dispute resolution	312	91	403	3.43
Appellate	620	214	834	2.9
Commercial	704	229	933	3.07
Common law/personal injury	362	97	459	3.73
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	175	99	274	1.77
Industrial/employment	209	73	282	2.86
Inquests/inquiries	492	197	689	2.5
International	189	58	247	3.26
Public/administrative	517	210	727	2.46
Tax/revenue	121	35	156	3.46