Statistics

Practising barristers	Number	%
All barristers	2451	100
Female barristers	611	24.93
Male barristers	1839	75.03

Seniority (in years)	< 1	1 - 5	6 - 10	11 - 15	16 - 25	26 - 35	36 -	Total
Female	15	157	155	89	134	42	19	611
Male	26	281	291	215	423	307	296	1839
Total	41	439	446	304	557	349	315	2451

Ages (in years)	<= 29	30 - 39	40 - 49	50 - 59	60 - 69	70 - 79	80 - 89	90+	Total
Female	9	151	194	151	75	31	0	0	611
Male	12	291	382	430	410	288	26	0	1839
Total	21	442	577	581	485	319	26	0	2451

Senior counsel (QC or SC)	Number	%
All senior counsel	398	100
Female senior counsel	55	13.82
Male senior counsel	343	86.18

Practice Area	Male	Female	Total	M:F Ratio
Alternative dispute resolution	284	81	365	3.51
Appellate	563	198	761	2.84
Commercial	669	215	884	3.11
Common law/personal injury	340	93	433	3.66
Criminal	423	174	597	2.43
Defamation	69	30	99	2.3
Environment and planning	126	60	186	2.1
Equity	567	179	746	3.17
Family law and guardianship	150	91	241	1.65
Industrial/employment	195	71	266	2.75
Inquests/inquiries	453	182	635	2.49
International	176	54	230	3.26
Public/administrative	467	193	660	2.42
Tax/revenue	115	29	144	3.97