The average price of unleaded petrol in Australia rose 9.8¢ to 183.7¢ a litre nationally in the week ending 16 July, according to the Australian Institute of Petroleum’s ‘Weekly Petrol Prices’ report.
The average national weekly metropolitan retail price rose 13.7¢ to 185.3¢ a litre, while the regional price rose by 1.8¢ to 180.4¢ a litre.
The most expensive unleaded in the country was in the Northern Territory at 191¢ a litre, followed by NSW/ACT (190.5¢), Tasmania (184.9¢), Victoria (182.6¢), Queensland (181.4¢), Western Australia (176.4¢), and South Australia (174.1¢).
Of the major cities, Adelaide offered the cheapest unleaded for the week at 173¢ a litre, followed by Perth (175.2¢), Darwin (177¢), Hobart (182.7¢), Canberra (182.9¢), Brisbane (184¢), Melbourne (184.8¢), and Sydney (196.6¢).
