Statistics

Practising barristers	Number	%
All barristers	2415	100
Male barristers	1874	77.60
Female barristers	541	22.40

Seniority in years	< 1 Yr	1 - 5 Yrs	6 - 10 Yrs	11 - 15 Yrs	16 - 25 Years	26 - 35 Yrs	35+ Yrs	Total
Female	19	171	107	104	113	39	8	541
Male	48	306	246	258	440	390	255	1874
All	67	477	353	362	553	429	263	2415

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	20	281	404	460	496	196	15	2	1874
Female	8	150	181	109	79	14	0	0	541
All	28	431	585	569	575	210	15	2	2415

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	60	227	287
Appellate	144	430	574
Commercial	173	548	721
Common law/personal injury	71	271	342
Criminal	118	306	424
Defamation	29	53	82
Environment and planning	54	96	150
Equity	148	461	609
Family law and guardianship	74	109	183
Industrial/employment	54	166	220
Inquests/inquiries	136	358	494
International	37	138	175
Public/administrative	156	372	528
Tax/revenue	27	94	121

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