Statistics

Practising barristers	Number	%
All barristers	2455	100
Female barristers	667	27.17
Male barristers	1787	72.79

Seniority (in years)	< 1	1 - 5	6 - 10	11 - 15	16 - 25	26 - 35	36 -	Total
Female	49	156	150	118	125	52	17	667
Male	60	257	291	243	384	271	281	1787
Total	109	414	441	361	509	323	298	2455

Ages (in years)	<= 29	30 - 39	40 - 49	50 - 59	60 - 69	70 - 79	80 - 89	90+	Total
Female	12	177	226	146	70	35	0	0	667
Male	25	313	396	378	374	275	26	0	1787
Total	37	490	623	524	444	310	26	0	2455

Senior counsel (QC or SC)	Number	%
All senior counsel	404	100
Female senior counsel	66	16.34
Male senior counsel	338	83.66

Practice Area	Male	Female	Total	M:F Ratio
Alternative dispute resolution	311	91	402	3.42
Appellate	620	213	833	2.91
Commercial	705	229	934	3.08
Common law/personal injury	359	97	456	3.7
Criminal	460	183	643	2.51
Defamation	76	33	109	2.3
Environment and planning	136	67	203	2.03
Equity	602	195	797	3.09
Family law and guardianship	174	99	273	1.76
Industrial/employment	209	73	282	2.86
Inquests/inquiries	490	196	686	2.5
International	188	59	247	3.19
Public/administrative	516	209	725	2.47
Tax/revenue	121	34	155	3.56