The average price of unleaded petrol in Australia rose 5.4¢ to 185¢ a litre nationally in the week ending 15 May, according to the Australian Institute of Petroleum’s ‘Weekly Petrol Prices’ report.
The average national weekly metropolitan retail price rose 5.3¢ to 184.4¢ a litre, while the regional price rose 5.5¢ to 186.2¢ a litre.
The most expensive unleaded in the country was in the Northern Territory at 200.8¢ a litre, followed by Tasmania (194.3¢), South Australia (187.9¢), Victoria (186.5¢), Queensland (184.4¢), NSW/ACT (183.8¢), and Western Australia (181¢).
Of the major cities, Perth offered the cheapest unleaded for the week at 178.7¢ a litre, followed by Sydney (182.1¢), Brisbane (182.8¢), Melbourne (187.7¢), Adelaide (188¢), Darwin (192.4¢), Canberra (192.6¢), and Hobart (194.9¢).
