The average price of unleaded petrol in Australia fell 4.1¢ to 176¢ a litre nationally in the week ending 31 August, according to the Australian Institute of Petroleum’s ‘Weekly Petrol Prices’ report.
The average national weekly metropolitan retail price fell 6.1¢ to 175.7¢ a litre, while the regional price rose 0.2¢ to 176.8¢ a litre.
The most expensive unleaded in the country was in the Northern Territory at 197.6¢ a litre, followed by Queensland (180.4¢), Victoria (179.2¢), Tasmania (178¢), Western Australia (175.6¢), NSW/ACT (171.8¢), and South Australia (170.3¢).
Of the major cities, Adelaide offered the cheapest unleaded for the week at 167.4¢ a litre, followed by Sydney (167.5¢), Perth (174.5¢), Hobart (177.5¢), Melbourne (180.7¢), Brisbane (182.2¢), Canberra (183.5¢), and Darwin (184¢).
