Statistics

Practising barristers	Number	%
All barristers	2457	100
Female barristers	668	27.19
Male barristers	1788	72.77

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	292	244	382	271	282	1788
Total	109	414	443	362	507	323	299	2457

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	394	380	374	276	26	0	1788
Total	37	490	622	526	444	311	26	0	2457

Senior counsel (QC or SC)	Number	%
All senior counsel	402	100
Female senior counsel	66	16.42
Male senior counsel	336	83.58

Practice Area	Male	Female	Total	M:F Ratio
Alternative dispute resolution	312	91	403	3.43
Appellate	621	214	835	2.9
Commercial	705	229	934	3.08
Common law/personal injury	361	97	458	3.72
Criminal	461	184	645	2.51
Defamation	76	33	109	2.3
Environment and planning	136	67	203	2.03
Equity	603	196	799	3.08
Family law and guardianship	174	99	273	1.76
Industrial/employment	209	73	282	2.86
Inquests/inquiries	492	197	689	2.5
International	189	58	247	3.26
Public/administrative	517	210	727	2.46
Tax/revenue	121	35	156	3.46