Statistics

Practising barristers	Number	%
All barristers	2458	100
Female barristers	668	27.18
Male barristers	1789	72.78

Seniority (in years)	< 1	1 - 5	6 - 10	11 - 15	16 - 25	26 - 35	36 -	Total
Female	49	156	151	118	125	52	17	668
Male	60	257	291	244	384	271	282	1789
Total	109	414	442	362	509	323	299	2458

Ages (in years)	<= 29	30 - 39	40 - 49	50 - 59	60 - 69	70 - 79	80 - 89	90+	Total
Female	12	177	227	146	70	35	0	0	668
Male	25	313	396	379	374	276	26	0	1789
Total	37	490	624	525	444	311	26	0	2458

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	621	213	834	2.92
Commercial	706	229	935	3.08
Common law/personal injury	361	97	458	3.72
Criminal	461	183	644	2.52
Defamation	76	33	109	2.3
Environment and planning	136	67	203	2.03
Equity	603	195	798	3.09
Family law and guardianship	174	99	273	1.76
Industrial/employment	209	73	282	2.86
Inquests/inquiries	491	196	687	2.51
International	189	59	248	3.2
Public/administrative	517	209	726	2.47
Tax/revenue	121	34	155	3.56