Statistics

Practising barristers	Number	%
All barristers	2419	100
Female barristers	632	26.13
Male barristers	1786	73.83

Seniority (in years)	< 1	1 - 5	6 - 10	11 - 15	16 - 25	26 - 35	36 -	Total
Female	0	156	151	120	128	57	20	632
Male	2	258	295	248	396	283	304	1786
Total	2	415	446	368	524	340	324	2419

Ages (in years)	<= 29	30 - 39	40 - 49	50 - 59	60 - 69	70 - 79	80 - 89	90+	Total
Female	5	145	215	149	73	41	2	0	632
Male	13	276	389	385	393	300	30	0	1786
Total	18	421	605	534	466	341	32	0	2419

Senior counsel (QC or SC)	Number	%
All senior counsel	398	100
Female senior counsel	63	15.83
Male senior counsel	335	84.17

Practice Area	Male	Female	Total	M:F Ratio
Alternative dispute resolution	304	89	393	3.42
Appellate	602	208	810	2.89
Commercial	693	226	919	3.07
Common law/personal injury	355	95	450	3.74
Criminal	456	178	634	2.56
Defamation	74	32	106	2.31
Environment and planning	132	65	197	2.03
Equity	590	190	780	3.11
Family law and guardianship	171	98	269	1.74
Industrial/employment	202	71	273	2.85
Inquests/inquiries	485	191	676	2.54
International	183	58	241	3.16
Public/administrative	504	203	707	2.48
Tax/revenue	120	32	152	3.75