The average price of unleaded petrol in Australia rose 10¢ to 181¢ a litre nationally in the week ending 1 March, according to the Australian Institute of Petroleum’s ‘Weekly Petrol Prices’ report.
The average national weekly metropolitan retail price rose 14.7¢ to 186.4¢ a litre, while the regional price rose 0.5¢ to 170.1¢ a litre.
The most expensive unleaded in the country was in the Northern Territory at 193.6¢ a litre, followed by Queensland (191.8¢), Victoria (187.4¢), NSW/ACT (176¢), South Australia (175.2¢), Tasmania (169.3¢), and Western Australia (167.1¢).
Of the major cities, Perth offered the cheapest unleaded for the week at 165.1¢ a litre, followed by Hobart (166.4¢), Adelaide (176.1¢), Darwin (179.4¢), Sydney (181.4¢), Canberra (181.4¢), Melbourne (195.2¢), and Brisbane (201.6¢).
