The average price of unleaded petrol in Australia rose 5.9¢ to 189.6¢ a litre nationally in the week ending 23 July, according to the Australian Institute of Petroleum’s ‘Weekly Petrol Prices’ report.
The average national weekly metropolitan retail price rose 6.5¢ to 191.8¢ a litre, while the regional price rose by 4.7¢ to 185.1¢ a litre.
The most expensive unleaded in the country was in Queensland at 195.8¢ a litre, followed by Victoria (194.4¢), the Northern Territory (192.7¢), NSW/ACT (189.7¢), Tasmania (186.2¢), Western Australia (179¢), and South Australia (173.9¢).
Of the major cities, Adelaide offered the cheapest unleaded for the week at 171.9¢ a litre, followed by Perth (178.3¢), Darwin (179¢), Hobart (184.1¢), Canberra (184.7¢), Sydney (190¢), Melbourne (199.4¢), and Brisbane (203.2¢).
