Statistics

Practising barristers	Number	%
All barristers	2458	100
Female barristers	603	24.53
Male barristers	1854	75.43

Seniority (in years)	< 1	1 - 5	6 - 10	11 - 15	16 - 25	26 - 35	36 -	Total
Female	34	169	135	102	116	32	15	603
Male	49	294	281	218	440	291	281	1854
Total	83	463	417	320	556	323	296	2458

Ages (in years)	<= 29	30 - 39	40 - 49	50 - 59	60 - 69	70 - 79	80 - 89	90+	Total
Female	7	174	178	150	69	25	0	0	603
Male	17	302	387	449	449	231	18	1	1854
Total	24	476	566	599	518	256	18	1	2458

Senior counsel (QC or SC)	Number	%
All senior counsel	407	100
Female senior counsel	56	13.76
Male senior counsel	351	86.24

Practice Area	Male	Female	Total	M:F Ratio
Alternative dispute resolution	277	74	352	3.74
Appellate	532	184	716	2.89
Commercial	644	206	851	3.13
Common law/personal injury	322	92	414	3.5
Criminal	391	155	547	2.52
Defamation	59	31	90	1.9
Environment and planning	117	60	177	1.95
Equity	546	169	715	3.23
Family law and guardianship	138	87	226	1.59
Industrial/employment	189	66	256	2.86
Inquests/inquiries	429	168	597	2.55
International	171	47	219	3.64
Public/administrative	445	181	627	2.46
Tax/revenue	115	28	143	4.11