The average price of unleaded petrol in Australia rose 4.9¢ to 126.1¢ a litre nationally in the week ending January 20, according to the Australian Institute of Petroleum’s ‘Weekly Petrol Prices’ report.
The average national weekly metropolitan retail price rose 7.4¢ to 124.5¢ a litre, with the regional price falling 0.1¢ to 129.2¢ a litre.
The most expensive unleaded in the country was in Tasmania at 144.4¢ a litre, followed by the NT (143.3¢), WA (130.1¢), Queensland (129.9¢), SA (126.4¢), Victoria (125.4¢) and NSW/ACT (120.9¢).
Of the major cities, Sydney offered the cheapest unleaded for the week at 113.3¢ a litre, followed by Melbourne (126.1¢), Adelaide (126.4¢), Perth (126.8¢), Darwin (129.1¢), Brisbane (130.3¢), Canberra (143.8¢) and Hobart (145.4¢).
