Statistics

Practising barristers	Number	%
All barristers	2398	100
Female barristers	593	24.73
Male barristers	1803	75.19

Seniority (in years)	< 1	1 - 5	6 - 10	11 - 15	16 - 25	26 - 35	36 -	Total
Female	14	168	143	91	122	39	16	593
Male	39	286	277	212	428	284	277	1803
Total	54	454	421	303	550	323	293	2398

Ages (in years)	<= 29	30 - 39	40 - 49	50 - 59	60 - 69	70 - 79	80 - 89	90+	Total
Female	6	163	174	151	73	26	0	0	593
Male	11	295	380	428	425	247	17	0	1803
Total	17	458	555	580	498	273	17	0	2398

Senior counsel (QC or SC)	Number	%
All senior counsel	380	100
Female senior counsel	52	13.68
Male senior counsel	328	86.32

Practice Area	Male	Female	Total	M:F Ratio
Alternative dispute resolution	282	77	360	3.66
Appellate	543	191	734	2.84
Commercial	658	210	869	3.13
Common law/personal injury	328	92	420	3.57
Criminal	408	160	569	2.55
Defamation	63	32	95	1.97
Environment and planning	118	60	178	1.97
Equity	558	172	730	3.24
Family law and guardianship	138	88	227	1.57
Industrial/employment	190	67	258	2.84
Inquests/inquiries	438	174	612	2.52
International	175	49	225	3.57
Public/administrative	456	185	642	2.46
Tax/revenue	115	29	144	3.97