Statistics

Practising barristers	Number	%
All barristers	2375	100
Male barristers	1832	77.14
Female barristers	543	22.86

Seniority in years	< 1 Yr	1 - 5 Yrs	6 - 10 Yrs	11 - 15 Yrs	16 - 25 Years	26 - 35 Yrs	35+ Yrs	Total
Female	30	170	104	102	110	38	8	543
Male	54	302	242	254	432	379	236	1832
All	84	472	346	356	542	417	244	2375

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	280	405	454	480	184	7	2	1832
Female	9	151	182	109	78	14	0	0	543
All	29	431	587	563	558	198	7	2	2375

Senior counsel (QC or SC)	Number	%
All senior counsel	376	100
Female senior counsel	41	10.90
Male seniorcounsel	335	89.10

Practice Area	Female	Male	Total
Alternative dispute resolution	60	230	290
Appellate	145	432	577
Commercial	174	551	725
Common law/personal injury	73	273	346
Criminal	119	311	430
Defamation	29	54	83
Environment and planning	54	96	150
Equity	149	466	615
Family law and guardianship	75	113	188
Industrial/employment	55	165	220
Inquests/inquiries	136	362	498
International	37	138	175
Public/administrative	156	375	531
Tax/revenue	27	94	121

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