The average price of unleaded petrol in Australia fell 0.3¢ to 182¢ a litre nationally in the week ending 19 March, according to the Australian Institute of Petroleum’s ‘Weekly Petrol Prices’ report.
The average national weekly metropolitan retail price fell 0.6¢ to 181.7¢ a litre, while the regional price increased by 0.7¢ to 182.8¢ a litre.
The most expensive unleaded in the country was in the Northern Territory at 194.7¢ a litre, followed by Tasmania (189.1¢), Queensland (184.5¢), South Australia (183.6¢), NSW/ACT (181.5¢), Victoria (180.2¢), and Western Australia (179.7¢).
Of the major cities, Perth offered the cheapest unleaded for the week at 178.2¢ a litre, followed by Sydney (179.7¢) and Darwin (179.7¢), Melbourne (180.6¢), Adelaide (183.1¢), Brisbane (186.2¢), Canberra (186.2¢), and Hobart (188.9¢).