Statistics

Practising barristers	Number	%
All barristers	2425	100
Female barristers	599	24.7
Male barristers	1823	75.18

Seniority (in years)	< 1	1 - 5	6 - 10	11 - 15	16 - 25	26 - 35	36 -	Total
Female	25	168	142	89	121	38	16	599
Male	57	287	280	212	425	284	278	1823
Total	84	455	423	301	546	322	294	2425

Ages (in years)	<= 29	30 - 39	40 - 49	50 - 59	60 - 69	70 - 79	80 - 89	90+	Total
Female	8	167	176	149	73	26	0	0	599
Male	12	311	382	429	424	248	17	0	1823
Total	21	478	559	579	497	274	17	0	2425

Senior counsel (QC or SC)	Number	%
All senior counsel	397	100
Female senior counsel	55	13.85
Male senior counsel	342	86.15

Practice Area	Male	Female	Total	M:F Ratio
Alternative dispute resolution	282	77	360	3.66
Appellate	553	197	750	2.81
Commercial	663	211	875	3.14
Common law/personal injury	336	91	427	3.69
Criminal	418	168	587	2.49
Defamation	66	30	96	2.2
Environment and planning	121	59	180	2.05
Equity	562	176	738	3.19
Family law and guardianship	142	90	233	1.58
Industrial/employment	196	68	265	2.88
Inquests/inquiries	447	181	628	2.47
International	176	51	228	3.45
Public/administrative	463	190	654	2.44
Tax/revenue	116	29	145	4