The average price of unleaded petrol in Australia rose 1¢ to 212.1¢ a litre nationally in the week ending 10 July, according to the Australian Institute of Petroleum’s ‘Weekly Petrol Prices’ report.
The average national weekly metropolitan retail price rose 2.4¢ to 212.7¢ a litre, while the regional price fell 2¢ to 210.9¢ a litre.
The most expensive unleaded in the country was in Victoria at 223.9¢ a litre, followed by Tasmania (221.6¢), the Northern Territory (219¢), South Australia (215.3¢), NSW/ACT (207.9¢), Queensland (205.2¢), and Western Australia (204.7¢).
Of the major cities, Perth offered the cheapest unleaded for the week at 202.2¢ a litre, followed by Brisbane (203.1¢), Sydney (204.4¢), Darwin (209.8¢), Hobart (217.4¢), Adelaide (217.7¢), Canberra (221.1¢), and Melbourne (229.3¢).
