The average price of unleaded petrol in Australia rose 1.6¢ to 140.2¢ a litre nationally in the week ending September 8, according to the Australian Institute of Petroleum’s ‘Weekly Petrol Prices’ report.
The average national weekly metropolitan retail price rose 2.4¢ to 140.4¢ a litre, with the regional price falling 0.2¢ to 139.7¢ a litre.
The most expensive unleaded in the country was in South Australia at 152.9¢ a litre, followed by the NT (50.7¢), Tasmania (150.1¢), Victoria (141.6¢), Western Australia (140.2¢), Queensland (138.7¢) and NSW/ACT (135.7¢).
Of the major cities, Sydney offered the cheapest unleaded for the week at 133.4¢ a litre, followed by Darwin and Perth (138.8¢), Brisbane (139.1¢), Canberra (141.5), Melbourne (142.8¢) and Hobart (151.3¢) and Adelaide (155.8¢).
