Statistics

Practising barristers	Number	%
All barristers	2460	100
Female barristers	667	27.11
Male barristers	1792	72.85

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	59	259	292	243	386	272	281	1792
Total	108	416	442	361	511	324	298	2460

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	26	313	395	381	376	275	26	0	1792
Total	38	490	622	527	446	310	26	0	2460

Senior counsel (QC or SC)	Number	%
All senior counsel	382	100
Female senior counsel	60	15.71
Male senior counsel	322	84.29

Practice Area	Male	Female	Total	M:F Ratio
Alternative dispute resolution	312	90	402	3.47
Appellate	617	213	830	2.9
Commercial	702	229	931	3.07
Common law/personal injury	357	97	454	3.68
Criminal	459	181	640	2.54
Defamation	75	33	108	2.27
Environment and planning	136	67	203	2.03
Equity	600	194	794	3.09
Family law and guardianship	175	98	273	1.79
Industrial/employment	206	74	280	2.78
Inquests/inquiries	488	195	683	2.5
International	185	59	244	3.14
Public/administrative	512	208	720	2.46
Tax/revenue	121	34	155	3.56