The average price of unleaded petrol in Australia rose 4.2¢ to 200.7¢ a litre nationally in the week ending 10 March, according to the Australian Institute of Petroleum’s ‘Weekly Petrol Prices’ report.
The average national weekly metropolitan retail price rose 5.3¢ to 202.5¢ a litre, while the regional price rose 1.9¢ to 197.1¢ a litre.
The most expensive unleaded in the country was in Queensland at 210.3¢ a litre, followed by NSW/ACT (209.3¢), the Northern Territory (206¢), Tasmania (199.2¢), Victoria (191.2¢), Western Australia (189.7¢), and South Australia (187.8¢).
Of the major cities, Adelaide offered the cheapest unleaded for the week at 186.5¢ a litre, followed by Perth (187.6¢), Melbourne (191.5¢), Darwin (191.8¢), Hobart (199¢), Canberra (209.9¢), Sydney (214.9¢), and Brisbane (218.5¢).
