Statistics

Practising barristers	Number	%
All barristers	2419	100
Female barristers	596	24.64
Male barristers	1819	75.2

Seniority (in years)	< 1	1 - 5	6 - 10	11 - 15	16 - 25	26 - 35	36 -	Total
Female	0	156	155	89	135	42	19	596
Male	2	282	291	216	424	306	298	1819
Total	3	440	447	305	559	348	317	2419

Ages (in years)	<= 29	30 - 39	40 - 49	50 - 59	60 - 69	70 - 79	80 - 89	90+	Total
Female	6	143	189	151	76	31	0	0	596
Male	6	279	378	430	412	286	28	0	1819
Total	12	423	569	582	488	317	28	0	2419

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	283	80	364	3.54
Appellate	557	198	755	2.81
Commercial	665	213	879	3.12
Common law/personal injury	336	93	429	3.61
Criminal	421	170	592	2.48
Defamation	67	30	97	2.23
Environment and planning	123	60	183	2.05
Equity	564	178	742	3.17
Family law and guardianship	144	90	235	1.6
Industrial/employment	195	69	265	2.83
Inquests/inquiries	450	182	632	2.47
International	177	52	230	3.4
Public/administrative	465	191	657	2.43
Tax/revenue	116	29	145	4