After going through few websites , videos and reading answers in Quora , I have reached in at dual conclusion. read more
More popular sports than Cricket are: -Australian Rules Football(in the states of Victoria,South Australia and Western Australia, the ones shaded in the Red in the map) Rugby League (in Queensland,New South Wales and Northern territory, the ones shaded in Green) However in the state of Tasmania, Cricket is definitely the most popular sport(the one shaded in yellow. read more
CONCLUSION: while Australian Rules Football is the most popular sport now in Australia and Soccer the most famous sport among youngsters. Hopefully, Soccer will be the new favorite sport of Australia if things go well until CRICKET AUSTRALIA take serious and innovative steps in cricket marketing and cricket popularizing at Australia's grassroot and mid-level tiers. read more
Australian Rules Football is clearly the most popular spectator sport in Australia, though in terms of participation more men play golf, cricket and tennis. Rugby league is another popular sport, but not as a sport to play. read more