Statistics

Practising barristers	Number	%
All barristers	2412	100
Female barristers	647	26.82
Male barristers	1764	73.13

Seniority (in years)	< 1	1 - 5	6 - 10	11 - 15	16 - 25	26 - 35	36 -	Total
Female	29	156	150	117	125	53	17	647
Male	30	259	292	243	385	274	281	1764
Total	59	416	442	360	510	327	298	2412

Ages (in years)	<= 29	30 - 39	40 - 49	50 - 59	60 - 69	70 - 79	80 - 89	90+	Total
Female	8	167	219	146	70	36	0	0	647
Male	16	296	393	381	377	275	26	0	1764
Total	24	463	613	527	447	311	26	0	2412

Senior counsel (QC or SC)	Number	%
All senior counsel	382	100
Female senior counsel	59	15.45
Male senior counsel	323	84.55

Practice Area	Male	Female	Total	M:F Ratio
Alternative dispute resolution	310	89	399	3.48
Appellate	613	211	824	2.91
Commercial	698	228	926	3.06
Common law/personal injury	355	97	452	3.66
Criminal	459	180	639	2.55
Defamation	74	33	107	2.24
Environment and planning	135	66	201	2.05
Equity	595	193	788	3.08
Family law and guardianship	174	98	272	1.78
Industrial/employment	206	72	278	2.86
Inquests/inquiries	487	193	680	2.52
International	184	58	242	3.17
Public/administrative	509	207	716	2.46
Tax/revenue	122	34	156	3.59