it became popular after the huge post World War 2 influx of European migrants and 'ten pond" poms!!. it has continued to grow as Immigration from soccer playing nations has continued.
another important factor is that it has become the sporting activity of choice for parents with young children due to its relative low cost and lack of physical contact and ability for mixed teams..boys and girls playing in the same team.
the reason for it being popular in Australia is because that is where the game futball as they call it in Australia was originated there
Correction: Football has nothing to do with soccer in Australia. They are completely different.
In Australia the 3rd most popular sport is ultimate frisbee. it is behind soccer and rugby
One popular sport in Australia is soccer
Bmx and soccer or tennis
Soccer
no, football(soccer) is
Australia has soccer as a sport. There is no other sport similar to soccer. The various codes of football played in Australia are nothing like soccer.
In Australia, the most popular sports in terms of crowd attendance were Australian rules football, horse racing, rugby league, motorsports, cricket, rugby union, and soccer.So yes, you would say that rugby- although it is not the most popular sport in Australia, it is more popular than soccer.
The most popular sport in Myanmar is "football (soccer)".
No the most popular sport in Israel is Football not Soccer
Soccer is by far the most popular sport in the world.
Soccer is the most popular sport in Chile and in most of the World.
The most popular sport in El Salvador is Soccer