The average price of unleaded petrol in Australia rose 5.8¢ to 188.5¢ a litre nationally in the week ending 28 January, according to the Australian Institute of Petroleum’s ‘Weekly Petrol Prices’ report.
The average national weekly metropolitan retail price rose 7.8¢ to 190.4¢ a litre, while the regional price rose 1.8¢ to 184.6¢ a litre.
The most expensive unleaded in the country was in Queensland at 199.8¢ a litre, followed by the Northern Territory (198¢), South Australia (192.2¢), Tasmania (186.6¢), NSW/ACT (185.4¢), Victoria (184.1¢), and Western Australia (183.9¢).
Of the major cities, Perth offered the cheapest unleaded for the week at 182.8¢ a litre, followed by Darwin (183.7¢), Melbourne (184.9¢), Hobart (185.5¢), Sydney (186¢), Canberra (187.6¢), Adelaide (195.6¢), and Brisbane (207.7¢).
