The average price of unleaded petrol in Australia fell 1.6¢ to 151.4¢ a litre nationally in the week ending December 1, according to the Australian Institute of Petroleum’s ‘Weekly Petrol Prices’ report.
The average national weekly metropolitan retail price fell 3.2¢ to 152.4¢ a litre, with the regional price falling 1.8¢ to 149.5¢ a litre.
The most expensive unleaded in the country was in Tasmania at 155.8¢ a litre, followed by the Northern Territory (154.1¢), Victoria (153.9¢), NSW/ACT (153.5¢), South Australia (149.1¢), Queensland (147.6¢), and Western Australia (147¢).
Of the major cities, Darwin offered the cheapest unleaded for the week at 143.1¢ a litre, followed by Perth (146.3¢), Canberra (147.7¢), Brisbane (148.4¢), Adelaide (149.1¢), Sydney (154.6¢), Hobart (156¢), and Melbourne (157.4¢).