Statistics

Practising barristers	Number	%
All barristers	2452	100
Female barristers	610	24.88
Male barristers	1841	75.08

Seniority (in years)	< 1	1 - 5	6 - 10	11 - 15	16 - 25	26 - 35	36 -	Total
Female	14	157	155	89	134	42	19	610
Male	27	281	291	215	423	307	297	1841
Total	41	439	446	304	557	349	316	2452

Ages (in years)	<= 29	30 - 39	40 - 49	50 - 59	60 - 69	70 - 79	80 - 89	90+	Total
Female	8	151	194	151	75	31	0	0	610
Male	12	291	382	430	410	288	27	0	1841
Total	20	442	577	581	485	319	27	0	2452

Senior counsel (QC or SC)	Number	%
All senior counsel	399	100
Female senior counsel	55	13.78
Male senior counsel	344	86.22

Practice Area	Male	Female	Total	M:F Ratio
Alternative dispute resolution	283	81	364	3.49
Appellate	563	198	761	2.84
Commercial	669	214	883	3.13
Common law/personal injury	340	93	433	3.66
Criminal	422	173	595	2.44
Defamation	69	30	99	2.3
Environment and planning	126	60	186	2.1
Equity	567	179	746	3.17
Family law and guardianship	148	91	239	1.63
Industrial/employment	195	70	265	2.79
Inquests/inquiries	453	182	635	2.49
International	176	53	229	3.32
Public/administrative	467	192	659	2.43
Tax/revenue	115	29	144	3.97