The average price of unleaded petrol in Australia rose 6.9¢ to 160.7¢ a litre nationally in the week ending 17 October, according to the Australian Institute of Petroleum’s ‘Weekly Petrol Prices’ report.
The average national weekly metropolitan retail price rose 8.8¢ to 162.3¢, while the regional price rose 3.3¢ to 157.6¢ a litre.
The most expensive unleaded in the country was in the Northern Territory at 167.9¢ a litre, followed by Tasmania (164.2¢), Queensland (162.3¢), Victoria (161.9¢), NSW/ACT (161.7¢), Western Australia (157¢), and South Australia (152.6¢).
Of the major cities, Adelaide offered the cheapest unleaded for the week at 151.2¢ a litre, followed by Perth (156.1¢), Darwin (159.2¢), Canberra (161.6¢), Brisbane (164.1¢), Melbourne (164.1¢), Hobart (164.5¢), and Sydney (165.9¢).
