Statistics

Practising barristers	Number	%
All barristers	2418	100
Female barristers	632	26.14
Male barristers	1785	73.82

Seniority (in years)	< 1	1 - 5	6 - 10	11 - 15	16 - 25	26 - 35	36 -	Total
Female	0	156	151	120	128	57	20	632
Male	3	258	295	248	395	281	305	1785
Total	3	415	446	368	523	338	325	2418

Ages (in years)	<= 29	30 - 39	40 - 49	50 - 59	60 - 69	70 - 79	80 - 89	90+	Total
Female	5	145	215	149	73	41	2	0	632
Male	14	276	389	384	392	300	30	0	1785
Total	19	421	605	533	465	341	32	0	2418

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	305	89	394	3.43
Appellate	604	208	812	2.9
Commercial	694	226	920	3.07
Common law/personal injury	355	95	450	3.74
Criminal	455	178	633	2.56
Defamation	74	32	106	2.31
Environment and planning	133	65	198	2.05
Equity	592	190	782	3.12
Family law and guardianship	172	98	270	1.76
Industrial/employment	202	71	273	2.85
Inquests/inquiries	486	191	677	2.54
International	184	58	242	3.17
Public/administrative	504	203	707	2.48
Tax/revenue	120	32	152	3.75