Statistics

Practising barristers	Number	%
All barristers	2414	100
Female barristers	619	25.64
Male barristers	1794	74.32

Seniority (in years)	< 1	1 - 5	6 - 10	11 - 15	16 - 25	26 - 35	36 -	Total
Female	34	155	152	87	129	43	19	619
Male	45	276	286	214	410	293	270	1794
Total	79	432	438	301	539	336	289	2414

Ages (in years)	<= 29	30 - 39	40 - 49	50 - 59	60 - 69	70 - 79	80 - 89	90+	Total
Female	12	162	192	149	71	33	0	0	619
Male	14	299	381	420	395	272	13	0	1794
Total	26	461	574	569	466	305	13	0	2414

Senior counsel (QC or SC)	Number	%
All senior counsel	402	100
Female senior counsel	60	14.93
Male senior counsel	342	85.07

Practice Area	Male	Female	Total	M:F Ratio
Alternative dispute resolution	291	82	373	3.55
Appellate	576	200	776	2.88
Commercial	675	218	893	3.1
Common law/personal injury	344	94	438	3.66
Criminal	432	176	608	2.45
Defamation	71	30	101	2.37
Environment and planning	128	63	191	2.03
Equity	576	184	760	3.13
Family law and guardianship	157	92	249	1.71
Industrial/employment	199	70	269	2.84
Inquests/inquiries	461	186	647	2.48
International	178	55	233	3.24
Public/administrative	479	195	674	2.46
Tax/revenue	117	30	147	3.9