The average price of unleaded petrol in Australia decreased by 2.5¢ to 131.5¢ a litre nationally in the week ending February 5, according to the Australian Institute of Petroleum’s Weekly Petrol Prices report.
The average national weekly metropolitan retail price fell 3.3¢ to 129.4¢ a litre, with the regional price decreasing 0.8¢ to 135.7¢ a litre.
The most expensive fuel in the country was in Tasmania at 145.1¢ a litre, followed by the NT (143.1¢), Queensland (137.8¢), WA (133.7¢), Victoria (132.8¢), NSW/ACT (127.4¢) and SA (119.3¢).
Of the major cities, Adelaide offered the cheapest fuel for the week at 115.7¢ a litre, followed by Sydney (119.6¢), Perth (133.1¢), Melbourne (133.7¢), Brisbane (136.6¢), Canberra (140.7¢), Hobart (143.8¢) and Darwin (143.9¢).
