The average price of unleaded petrol in Australia rose 0.7¢ to 152.8¢ a litre nationally in the week ending 29 August, according to the Australian Institute of Petroleum’s ‘Weekly Petrol Prices’ report.
The average national weekly metropolitan retail price rose 0.9¢ to 153.2¢ a litre, with the regional price rose 0.4¢ to 152.2¢ a litre.
The most expensive unleaded in the country was the NT at 161.1¢ a litre, followed by NSW/ACT (160.9¢), Tasmania (156.0¢), Queensland (150.1¢), Western Australia (149.3¢), Victoria (147.6¢), and South Australia (146.6¢).
Of the major cities, Adelaide offered the cheapest unleaded for the week at 145.5¢ a litre, followed by Melbourne (147.8¢), Perth (148.6¢), Brisbane (149.6¢), Darwin (151.7¢), Canberra (152.2¢), Hobart (155.6¢), and Sydney (166.5¢).
