The average price of unleaded petrol in Australia rose 8.8¢ to 169.5¢ a litre nationally in the week ending 24 October, according to the Australian Institute of Petroleum’s ‘Weekly Petrol Prices’ report.
The average national weekly metropolitan retail price rose 10.1¢ to 172.4¢, while the regional price rose 6¢ to 163.6¢ a litre.
The most expensive unleaded in the country was in Queensland at 173.3¢ a litre, followed by Victoria (171.6¢), the Northern Territory (171.5¢), NSW/ACT (169.3¢), Tasmania (168.7¢), Western Australia (167.3¢), and South Australia (157.4¢).
Of the major cities, Adelaide offered the cheapest unleaded for the week at 156.2¢ a litre, followed by Canberra (164.8¢), Darwin (163.3¢), Perth (168¢), Hobart (168.8¢), Sydney (172.8¢), Melbourne (176.1¢), and Brisbane (178.6¢).
