The average price of unleaded petrol in Australia rose 9.3¢ to 178.2¢ a litre nationally in the week ending 1 May, according to the Australian Institute of Petroleum’s ‘Weekly Petrol Prices’ report.
The average national weekly metropolitan retail price rose 12.4¢ to 179.1¢, while the regional price rose 2.9¢ to 176.3¢ a litre.
The most expensive unleaded in the country was in the Northern Territory at 192.7¢ a litre, followed by Tasmania (181.7¢), Queensland (181.6¢), Victoria (181.1¢), NSW/ACT (176.9¢), South Australia (176.3¢), and Western Australia (168.6¢).
Of the major cities, Perth offered the cheapest unleaded for the week at 165.9¢ a litre, followed by Adelaide (176.2¢), Sydney (176.8¢), Canberra (181¢), Hobart (181.1¢), Melbourne (183.6¢), Darwin (184.9¢), and Brisbane (185.1¢).
