The average price of unleaded petrol in Australia fell 2.8¢ to 176.5¢ a litre nationally in the week ending 25 January, according to the Australian Institute of Petroleum’s ‘Weekly Petrol Prices’ report.
The average national weekly metropolitan retail price fell 3.7¢ to 178.5¢ a litre, while the regional price fell 0.9¢ to 172.5¢ a litre.
The most expensive unleaded in the country was in the Northern Territory at 196.5¢ a litre, followed by Queensland (179.5¢), Victoria (178.5¢), NSW/ACT (177.7¢), Tasmania (174.2¢), Western Australia (168.5¢), and South Australia (167.4¢).
Of the major cities, Adelaide offered the cheapest unleaded for the week at 164.5¢ a litre, followed by Perth (166.9¢), Hobart (170¢), Sydney (181.6¢), Melbourne (181.6¢), Darwin (182.8¢), Brisbane (183.1¢), and Canberra (186.5¢).
