The average price of unleaded petrol in Australia fell 2.5¢ to 167.9¢ a litre nationally in the week ending 5 December, according to the Australian Institute of Petroleum’s ‘Weekly Petrol Prices’ report.
The average national weekly metropolitan retail price fell 3.5¢ to 169.1¢, while the regional price fell 0.7¢ to 165.4¢ a litre.
The most expensive unleaded in the country was in Tasmania at 177.2¢ a litre, followed by the Northern Territory (177.1¢), Queensland (173¢), NSW/ACT (169.5¢), Western Australia (167.1¢), Victoria (164.4¢), and South Australia (156.6¢),
Of the major cities, Adelaide offered the cheapest unleaded for the week at 154.7¢ a litre, followed by Melbourne (165.3¢), Perth (166.6¢), Darwin (169.1¢), Canberra (170.7¢), Sydney (173.2¢), Brisbane (176.2¢) and Hobart (179.6¢).
