The average price of unleaded petrol in Australia rose 3.1¢ to 194.8¢ a litre nationally in the week ending 28 July, according to the Australian Institute of Petroleum’s ‘Weekly Petrol Prices’ report.
The average national weekly metropolitan retail price rose 4.7¢ to 197¢ a litre, while the regional price fell 0.2¢ to 190.3¢ a litre.
The most expensive unleaded in the country was in Queensland at 202.6¢ a litre, followed by the Northern Territory (199.1¢), NSW/ACT (198.7¢), Victoria (193.8¢), Tasmania (191¢), Western Australia (184¢), and South Australia (178¢).
Of the major cities, Adelaide offered the cheapest unleaded for the week at 175.3¢ a litre, followed by Perth (182.9¢), Darwin (183.1¢), Hobart (189.7¢), Melbourne (197.3¢), Canberra (198.7¢), Sydney (201.5¢), and Brisbane (210.4¢).
