The average price of unleaded petrol in Australia rose 4.2¢ to 170.4¢ a litre nationally in the week ending 28 November, according to the Australian Institute of Petroleum’s ‘Weekly Petrol Prices’ report.
The average national weekly metropolitan retail price rose 6.4¢ to 172.6¢, while the regional price rose 0.1¢ to 166.1¢ a litre.
The most expensive unleaded in the country was in Queensland at 179.3¢ a litre, followed by Tasmania (177.3¢), the Northern Territory (177.1¢), Victoria (174.7¢), South Australia (169.2¢), Western Australia (164.5¢), and NSW/ACT (163.1¢).
Of the major cities, Sydney offered the cheapest unleaded for the week at 160.7¢ a litre, followed by Perth (162.9¢), Darwin (169.1¢), Adelaide (171¢), Canberra (171.1¢), Melbourne (179.1¢), Hobart (179.5¢), and Brisbane (185.5¢).
