Indigenous Australians tend to support the footy code most popular in their area of the country. Hence in Vic, SA, WA and NT AFL is more popular. In NSW and QLD Rugby League is more popular. read more
Other sports popular for Australian girls include dancing, which had 26.3% participation, swimming with 19.8% participation and netball at 17%. For boys, the other popular sports for participation included soccer with a rate of participation of 19.9%, swimming with a participation rate of 17.2%, Australian rules at 16%. read more
The most popular sport in Australia, determined by participation, spectator and television viewer numbers, is "Cricket". It is commonly referred to as Australia's unofficial "national sport". Unlike the winter football codes that are divided in popularity among different states of Australia, Cricket generates far greater public interest throughout all parts of Australia on an international, domestic and local level. read more