Statistics

Practising barristers	Number	%
All barristers	2457	100
Female barristers	667	27.15
Male barristers	1789	72.81

Seniority (in years)	< 1	1 - 5	6 - 10	11 - 15	16 - 25	26 - 35	36 -	Total
Female	49	156	150	118	125	52	17	667
Male	60	258	292	243	384	271	281	1789
Total	109	415	442	361	509	323	298	2457

Ages (in years)	<= 29	30 - 39	40 - 49	50 - 59	60 - 69	70 - 79	80 - 89	90+	Total
Female	12	177	226	146	70	35	0	0	667
Male	25	313	396	380	374	275	26	0	1789
Total	37	490	623	526	444	310	26	0	2457

Senior counsel (QC or SC)	Number	%
All senior counsel	404	100
Female senior counsel	66	16.34
Male senior counsel	338	83.66

Practice Area	Male	Female	Total	M:F Ratio
Alternative dispute resolution	312	91	403	3.43
Appellate	620	213	833	2.91
Commercial	703	229	932	3.07
Common law/personal injury	358	97	455	3.69
Criminal	459	182	641	2.52
Defamation	75	33	108	2.27
Environment and planning	135	67	202	2.01
Equity	601	195	796	3.08
Family law and guardianship	175	99	274	1.77
Industrial/employment	207	74	281	2.8
Inquests/inquiries	490	196	686	2.5
International	186	59	245	3.15
Public/administrative	514	208	722	2.47
Tax/revenue	121	34	155	3.56