The average price of unleaded petrol in Australia fell 1.8¢ to 188.5¢ a litre nationally in the week ending 26 February, according to the Australian Institute of Petroleum’s ‘Weekly Petrol Prices’ report.
The average national weekly metropolitan retail price fell 2.6¢ to 190.9¢ a litre, while the regional price fell by 0.2¢ to 183.6¢ a litre.
The most expensive unleaded in the country was in the Northern Territory at 194.4¢ a litre, followed by Queensland (193.8¢), Victoria (192¢), NSW/ACT (189.6¢), Tasmania (186.3¢), Western Australia (177.7¢), and South Australia (174.8¢).
Of the major cities, Adelaide offered the cheapest unleaded for the week at 172.4¢ a litre, followed by Perth (176¢), Darwin (179.5¢), Canberra (183.9¢), Hobart (186¢), Sydney (191.8¢), Melbourne (196.9¢), and Brisbane (201.1¢).
