The average price of unleaded petrol in Australia rose 3.6¢ to 154.2¢ a litre nationally in the week ending 12 September, according to the Australian Institute of Petroleum’s ‘Weekly Petrol Prices’ report.
The average national weekly metropolitan retail price dropped 5.5¢ to 155.5¢ a litre, while the regional price dropped 0.1¢ to 151.7¢ a litre.
The most expensive unleaded in the country was the Northern Territory at 161.4¢ a litre, followed by NSW/ACT (158.1¢), Tasmania (156.1¢), Queensland (154.3¢), Victoria (152.8¢), Western Australia (150.7¢), and South Australia (146.8¢).
Of the major cities, Adelaide offered the cheapest unleaded for the week at 146.1¢ a litre, followed by Perth (150.3¢), Darwin (151.8¢), Melbourne (154.9¢), Brisbane (156.1¢), Hobart (155.6¢), Canberra (156.2¢), and Sydney (161.4¢).
