Statistics

Practising barristers	Number	%
All barristers	2453	100
Female barristers	666	27.15
Male barristers	1786	72.81

Seniority (in years)	< 1	1 - 5	6 - 10	11 - 15	16 - 25	26 - 35	36 -	Total
Female	49	155	151	117	125	52	17	666
Male	61	257	292	244	381	270	281	1786
Total	110	413	443	361	506	322	298	2453

Ages (in years)	<= 29	30 - 39	40 - 49	50 - 59	60 - 69	70 - 79	80 - 89	90+	Total
Female	12	177	226	145	70	35	0	0	666
Male	25	313	394	379	373	276	26	0	1786
Total	37	490	621	524	443	311	26	0	2453

Senior counsel (QC or SC)	Number	%
All senior counsel	399	100
Female senior counsel	65	16.29
Male senior counsel	334	83.71

Practice Area	Male	Female	Total	M:F Ratio
Alternative dispute resolution	312	91	403	3.43
Appellate	620	214	834	2.9
Commercial	704	229	933	3.07
Common law/personal injury	362	97	459	3.73
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	175	99	274	1.77
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