The average price of unleaded petrol in Australia rose 5.5¢ to 149.7¢ a litre nationally in the week ending September 29, according to the Australian Institute of Petroleum’s ‘Weekly Petrol Prices’ report.
The average national weekly metropolitan retail price rose 6.5¢ to 150.7¢ a litre, with the regional price rising 3.5¢ to 147.6¢ a litre.
The most expensive unleaded in the country was in South Australia at 160¢ a litre, followed by Victoria (157¢), the NT and Tasmania (154.3¢), Western Australia (148.3¢), NSW/ACT (144.6¢) and Queensland (144.5¢).
Of the major cities, Sydney offered the cheapest unleaded for the week at 142.2¢ a litre, followed by Darwin (143.5¢), Brisbane (144.4¢), Canberra (147.8¢), Perth (148¢), Hobart (154.1¢), Melbourne (160.3¢) and Adelaide (163.8¢).
