The average price of unleaded petrol in Australia rose 4.1¢ to 182.6¢ a litre nationally in the week ending 17 August, according to the Australian Institute of Petroleum’s ‘Weekly Petrol Prices’ report.
The average national weekly metropolitan retail price rose 5.8¢ to 185.4¢ a litre, while the regional price rose 0.7¢ to 176.8¢ a litre.
The most expensive unleaded in the country was in the Northern Territory at 196.2¢ a litre, followed by Victoria (190.3¢), Queensland (189.4¢), NSW/ACT (178.3¢), Tasmania (176.8¢), Western Australia (174.8¢), and South Australia (169.4¢).
Of the major cities, Adelaide offered the cheapest unleaded for the week at 166.5¢ a litre, followed by Perth (173.6¢), Hobart (176.5¢), Sydney (179.7¢), Canberra (181.8¢), Darwin (182.2¢), and Brisbane (195.8¢) and Melbourne (195.8¢).
