The average price of unleaded petrol in Australia rose 1.3¢ to 116.5¢ a litre nationally in the week ending 4 October, according to the Australian Institute of Petroleum’s ‘Weekly Petrol Prices’ report.
The average national weekly metropolitan retail price rose 2.0¢ 115.9¢ a litre, with the regional price dropped by 0.3¢ to 117.6¢ a litre.
The most expensive unleaded in the country was in Northern Territory at 129.9¢ a litre, followed by South Australia (126.3¢), Tasmania (123.0¢), Western Australia (117.9¢), NSW/ACT (116.1¢), Victoria (114.3¢), and Queensland (113.8¢).
Of the major cities, Brisbane offered the cheapest unleaded for the week at 112.5¢ a litre, followed by Sydney (114.1¢), Melbourne (114.4¢), Perth (117.3¢), Darwin (117.6¢), Canberra (120.8¢), Hobart (123.4¢) and Adelaide (128.7¢).
