The average price of unleaded petrol in Australia rose 10.2¢ to 237.5¢ a litre nationally in the week ending 27 September, according to the Australian Institute of Petroleum’s ‘Weekly Petrol Prices’ report.
The average national weekly metropolitan retail price rose 9.9¢ to 236.4¢ a litre, while the regional price rose 10.7¢ to 239.7¢ a litre.
The most expensive unleaded in the country was in the Northern Territory at 254.2¢ a litre, followed by Tasmania (243.2¢), NSW/ACT (239.4¢), Queensland (238.5¢), Victoria (235.5¢), South Australia (235.3¢), and Western Australia (234.3¢).
Of the major cities, Perth offered the cheapest unleaded for the week at 232.7¢ a litre, followed by Adelaide (233.5¢), Melbourne (234.9¢), Brisbane (237.7¢), Sydney (238.2¢), Hobart (244¢), Darwin (244.9¢), and Canberra (248.2¢).
