Statistics

Practising barristers	Number	%
All barristers	2363	100
Male barristers	1836	77.70
Female barristers	527	22.30

Seniority in years	< 1 Yr	1 - 5 Yrs	6 - 10 Yrs	11 - 15 Yrs	16 - 25 Years	26 - 35 Yrs	35+ Yrs	Total
Female	3	173	107	103	113	40	8	527
Male	6	309	248	258	440	390	255	1836
All	9	482	355	361	553	430	263	2363

Ages	<= 29 Yrs	30 - 39 Yrs	40 - 49 Yrs	50 - 59 Yrs	60 - 69 Yrs	70 - 79 Yrs	80 - 89 Yrs	90+ Yrs	Total
Male	16	257	398	456	496	196	15	2	1836
Female	5	140	180	110	78	14	0	0	527
All	21	397	578	566	574	210	15	2	2363

Senior counsel (QC or SC)	Number	%
All senior counsel	386	100
Female senior counsel	42	10.88
Male seniorcounsel	344	89.12

Practice Area	Female	Male	Total
Alternative dispute resolution	59	222	281
Appellate	138	418	556
Commercial	170	534	704
Common law/personal injury	70	265	335
Criminal	112	296	408
Defamation	28	50	78
Environment and planning	52	96	148
Equity	144	448	592
Family law and guardianship	70	106	176
Industrial/employment	53	161	214
Inquests/inquiries	134	351	485
International	35	136	171
Public/administrative	150	358	508
Tax/revenue	27	91	118

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