Statistics

Practising barristers	Number	%
All barristers	2462	100
Female barristers	655	26.6
Male barristers	1806	73.35

Seniority (in years)	< 1	1 - 5	6 - 10	11 - 15	16 - 25	26 - 35	36 -	Total
Female	23	156	151	120	128	57	20	655
Male	26	258	295	248	392	282	305	1806
Total	49	415	446	368	520	339	325	2462

Ages (in years)	<= 29	30 - 39	40 - 49	50 - 59	60 - 69	70 - 79	80 - 89	90+	Total
Female	8	164	216	149	73	41	2	0	655
Male	16	294	391	382	393	300	30	0	1806
Total	24	458	608	531	466	341	32	0	2462

Senior counsel (QC or SC)	Number	%
All senior counsel	399	100
Female senior counsel	63	15.79
Male senior counsel	336	84.21

Practice Area	Male	Female	Total	M:F Ratio
Alternative dispute resolution	307	90	397	3.41
Appellate	607	208	815	2.92
Commercial	694	227	921	3.06
Common law/personal injury	356	95	451	3.75
Criminal	457	178	635	2.57
Defamation	74	32	106	2.31
Environment and planning	134	65	199	2.06
Equity	592	191	783	3.1
Family law and guardianship	172	98	270	1.76
Industrial/employment	203	71	274	2.86
Inquests/inquiries	486	191	677	2.54
International	184	58	242	3.17
Public/administrative	505	203	708	2.49
Tax/revenue	120	32	152	3.75