The average price of unleaded petrol in Australia rose 3.0¢ to 152.7¢ a litre nationally in the week ending October 6, according to the Australian Institute of Petroleum’s ‘Weekly Petrol Prices’ report.
The average national weekly metropolitan retail price rose 3.7¢ to 154.4¢ a litre, with the regional price rising 1.6¢ to 149.2¢ a litre.
The most expensive unleaded in the country was in Queensland at 159.4¢ a litre, followed by Northern Territory (158.2¢), Tasmania (155.6¢), NSW/ACT (153.8¢), Victoria (149.0¢), Western Australia (148.2¢) and South Australia (147.5¢).
Of the major cities, Adelaide offered the cheapest unleaded for the week at 146.6¢ a litre, followed by Perth (147.3¢), Darwin (148.6¢), Canberra (148.9¢), Melbourne (149.1¢), Hobart (155.5¢), Sydney (159.2¢) and Brisbane (164.6¢).
