The average price of unleaded petrol in Australia rose 5.5¢ to 150¢ a litre nationally in the week ending April 21, according to the Australian Institute of Petroleum’s ‘Weekly Petrol Prices’ report.
The average national weekly metropolitan retail price rose 7.1¢ to 152.4¢ a litre, with the regional price rising 2.5¢ to 145.3¢ a litre.
The most expensive unleaded in the country was in the NT at 152.9¢ a litre, followed by Victoria (148.1¢), Tasmania (151.6¢), Queensland (154.2¢), WA (147.9¢), SA (153.1¢) and NSW/ACT (148.7¢).
Of the major cities, Darwin offered the cheapest unleaded for the week at 142¢ a litre, followed by Canberra (144.3¢), Perth (147.7¢), Melbourne (149.9¢), Hobart (150.8¢), Sydney (153.2¢), Adelaide (156.1¢), and Brisbane (157.7¢).
