Statistics

Practising barristers	Number	%
All barristers	2411	100
Female barristers	647	26.84
Male barristers	1763	73.12

Seniority (in years)	< 1	1 - 5	6 - 10	11 - 15	16 - 25	26 - 35	36 -	Total
Female	29	156	150	117	125	53	17	647
Male	30	259	292	243	385	273	281	1763
Total	59	416	442	360	510	326	298	2411

Ages (in years)	<= 29	30 - 39	40 - 49	50 - 59	60 - 69	70 - 79	80 - 89	90+	Total
Female	8	167	219	146	70	36	0	0	647
Male	16	296	393	381	376	275	26	0	1763
Total	24	463	613	527	446	311	26	0	2411

Senior counsel (QC or SC)	Number	%
All senior counsel	381	100
Female senior counsel	59	15.49
Male senior counsel	322	84.51

Practice Area	Male	Female	Total	M:F Ratio
Alternative dispute resolution	310	90	400	3.44
Appellate	613	212	825	2.89
Commercial	698	229	927	3.05
Common law/personal injury	355	97	452	3.66
Criminal	459	180	639	2.55
Defamation	74	33	107	2.24
Environment and planning	135	66	201	2.05
Equity	596	194	790	3.07
Family law and guardianship	174	98	272	1.78
Industrial/employment	206	73	279	2.82
Inquests/inquiries	487	194	681	2.51
International	184	59	243	3.12
Public/administrative	509	207	716	2.46
Tax/revenue	121	34	155	3.56