Statistics

Practising barristers	Number	%
All barristers	2440	100
Female barristers	657	26.93
Male barristers	1782	73.03

Seniority (in years)	< 1	1 - 5	6 - 10	11 - 15	16 - 25	26 - 35	36 -	Total
Female	40	156	150	117	125	52	17	657
Male	47	259	292	243	386	273	282	1782
Total	87	416	442	360	511	325	299	2440

Ages (in years)	<= 29	30 - 39	40 - 49	50 - 59	60 - 69	70 - 79	80 - 89	90+	Total
Female	10	171	224	146	70	35	0	0	657
Male	22	306	394	381	377	276	26	0	1782
Total	32	477	619	527	447	311	26	0	2440

Senior counsel (QC or SC)	Number	%
All senior counsel	382	100
Female senior counsel	59	15.45
Male senior counsel	323	84.55

Practice Area	Male	Female	Total	M:F Ratio
Alternative dispute resolution	310	90	400	3.44
Appellate	614	213	827	2.88
Commercial	699	229	928	3.05
Common law/personal injury	356	97	453	3.67
Criminal	459	181	640	2.54
Defamation	74	33	107	2.24
Environment and planning	136	67	203	2.03
Equity	597	194	791	3.08
Family law and guardianship	173	98	271	1.77
Industrial/employment	206	74	280	2.78
Inquests/inquiries	487	195	682	2.5
International	184	59	243	3.12
Public/administrative	509	208	717	2.45
Tax/revenue	121	34	155	3.56