The average price of unleaded petrol in Australia rose 2.7¢ to 119.2¢ a litre nationally in the week ending 11 October, according to the Australian Institute of Petroleum’s ‘Weekly Petrol Prices’ report.
The average national weekly metropolitan retail price rose 4.1¢ 120.0¢ a litre, with the regional price dropped by 0.1¢ to 117.5¢ a litre.
The most expensive unleaded in the country was in Northern Territory at 130.1¢ a litre, followed by NSW/ACT (125.5¢), Tasmania (123.1¢), Queensland (123.0¢), Western Australia (118.1¢), Victoria (111.4¢), and South Australia (108.0¢).
Of the major cities, Adelaide offered the cheapest unleaded for the week at 104.0¢ a litre, followed by Melbourne (110.6¢), Perth (117.6¢), Darwin (117.6¢), Canberra (120.9¢), Hobart (123.4¢), Brisbane (126.0¢) and Sydney (132.0¢).
