The average price of unleaded petrol in Australia rose 1¢ to 184.7¢ a litre nationally in the week ending 16 March, according to the Australian Institute of Petroleum’s ‘Weekly Petrol Prices’ report.
The average national weekly metropolitan retail price rose 1.9¢ to 186.6¢ a litre, while the regional price fell 0.6¢ to 181.1¢ a litre.
The most expensive unleaded in the country was in the Northern Territory at 196.9¢ a litre, followed by Queensland (192.6¢), NSW/ACT (191.9¢), Tasmania (185.7¢), Western Australia (177.7¢), Victoria (175.7¢), and South Australia (173.5¢).
Of the major cities, Adelaide offered the cheapest unleaded for the week at 171.5¢ a litre, followed by Melbourne (175.4¢), Perth (175.8¢), Darwin (182.1¢), Hobart (183.6¢), Canberra (193¢), Brisbane (197.3¢), Sydney (200.6¢).
