Statistics

Practising barristers	Number	%
All barristers	2471	100
Female barristers	605	24.48
Male barristers	1864	75.44

Seniority (in years)	< 1	1 - 5	6 - 10	11 - 15	16 - 25	26 - 35	36 -	Total
Female	14	169	146	94	126	40	16	605
Male	38	288	282	219	435	300	302	1864
Total	53	457	429	313	561	340	318	2471

Ages (in years)	<= 29	30 - 39	40 - 49	50 - 59	60 - 69	70 - 79	80 - 89	90+	Total
Female	6	164	178	153	77	27	0	0	605
Male	11	296	381	439	445	266	25	1	1864
Total	17	460	560	593	522	293	25	1	2471

Senior counsel (QC or SC)	Number	%
All senior counsel	397	100
Female senior counsel	53	13.35
Male senior counsel	344	86.65

Practice Area	Male	Female	Total	M:F Ratio
Alternative dispute resolution	280	75	356	3.73
Appellate	539	188	727	2.87
Commercial	654	208	863	3.14
Common law/personal injury	324	92	416	3.52
Criminal	401	157	559	2.55
Defamation	62	31	93	2
Environment and planning	117	60	177	1.95
Equity	552	171	723	3.23
Family law and guardianship	138	87	226	1.59
Industrial/employment	190	67	258	2.84
Inquests/inquiries	435	170	605	2.56
International	174	49	224	3.55
Public/administrative	451	184	636	2.45
Tax/revenue	115	29	144	3.97