The average price of unleaded petrol in Australia rose 4.4¢ to 171¢ a litre nationally in the week ending 22 February, according to the Australian Institute of Petroleum’s ‘Weekly Petrol Prices’ report.
The average national weekly metropolitan retail price rose 6.9¢ to 171.7¢ a litre, while the regional price fell 0.5¢ to 169.6¢ a litre.
The most expensive unleaded in the country was in the Northern Territory at 193.4¢ a litre, followed by Queensland (182.1¢), Victoria (172.4¢), Tasmania (169¢), NSW/ACT (166.3¢), Western Australia (166¢), and South Australia (163.5¢).
Of the major cities, Adelaide offered the cheapest unleaded for the week at 160.4¢ a litre, followed by Sydney (163.1¢), Perth (163.9¢), Hobart (165.4¢), Melbourne (174.8¢), Darwin (179.1¢), Canberra (181¢), and Brisbane (187.9¢).
