Statistics

Practising barristers	Number	%
All barristers	2460	100
Female barristers	654	26.59
Male barristers	1805	73.37

Seniority (in years)	< 1	1 - 5	6 - 10	11 - 15	16 - 25	26 - 35	36 -	Total
Female	23	156	150	120	128	57	20	654
Male	27	258	294	248	392	281	305	1805
Total	50	415	444	368	520	338	325	2460

Ages (in years)	<= 29	30 - 39	40 - 49	50 - 59	60 - 69	70 - 79	80 - 89	90+	Total
Female	8	163	218	148	73	41	2	0	654
Male	16	295	390	382	392	300	30	0	1805
Total	24	458	609	530	465	341	32	0	2460

Senior counsel (QC or SC)	Number	%
All senior counsel	398	100
Female senior counsel	63	15.83
Male senior counsel	335	84.17

Practice Area	Male	Female	Total	M:F Ratio
Alternative dispute resolution	309	90	399	3.43
Appellate	611	211	822	2.9
Commercial	698	229	927	3.05
Common law/personal injury	355	97	452	3.66
Criminal	458	179	637	2.56
Defamation	74	33	107	2.24
Environment and planning	135	67	202	2.01
Equity	595	193	788	3.08
Family law and guardianship	173	98	271	1.77
Industrial/employment	206	73	279	2.82
Inquests/inquiries	486	193	679	2.52
International	184	58	242	3.17
Public/administrative	508	207	715	2.45
Tax/revenue	121	34	155	3.56