The average price of unleaded petrol in Australia rose 8.6¢ to 148.3¢ a litre nationally in the week ending February 16, according to the Australian Institute of Petroleum’s ‘Weekly Petrol Prices’ report.
The average national weekly metropolitan retail price rose by 13.3¢ to 150.7¢ a litre, with the regional price dropping 0.8¢ to 143.5¢ a litre.
The most expensive unleaded in the country was in Queensland at 154.1¢ a litre, followed by Tasmania (153.8¢), Victoria (153.0¢), Northern Territory (149.6¢), NSW/ACT (147.5¢), Western Australia (138.1¢), and South Australia (134.6¢).
Of the major cities, Adelaide offered the cheapest unleaded for the week at 130.9¢ a litre, followed by Perth (135.6¢), Darwin (137.0¢), Canberra (145.5¢), Sydney (151.7¢), Hobart (154.8¢), Melbourne (157.7¢) and Brisbane (159.2¢).
