Statistics

Practising barristers	Number	%
All barristers	2403	100
Male barristers	1848	76.90
Female barristers	555	23.10

Seniority in years	< 1 Yr	1 - 5 Yrs	6 - 10 Yrs	11 - 15 Yrs	16 - 25 Years	26 - 35 Yrs	35+ Yrs	Total
Female	0	185	117	105	117	39	11	555
Male	0	322	271	245	471	363	263	1848
All	0	507	388	350	588	402	274	2403

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	275	395	443	498	206	13	2	1848
Female	3	157	181	118	78	18	0	0	555
All	19	432	576	561	576	224	13	2	2403

Senior counsel (QC or SC)	Number	%
All senior counsel	391	100
Female senior counsel	44	11.25
Male seniorcounsel	347	88.75

Practice Area	Female	Male	Total
Alternative dispute resolution	61	237	298
Appellate	150	445	595
Commercial	176	566	742
Common law/personal injury	76	281	357
Criminal	121	326	447
Defamation	29	54	83
Environment and planning	54	97	151
Equity	148	475	623
Family law and guardianship	74	115	189
Industrial/employment	55	167	222
Inquests/inquiries	138	372	510
International	37	144	181
Public/administrative	157	385	542
Tax/revenue	27	97	124

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