The average price of unleaded petrol in Australia rose 1.2¢ to 186.2¢ a litre nationally in the week ending 8 January, according to the Australian Institute of Petroleum’s ‘Weekly Petrol Prices’ report.
The average national weekly metropolitan retail price rose 0.8¢ to 188.2¢ a litre, while the regional price fell 2.1¢ to 182.3¢ a litre.
The most expensive unleaded in the country was in the Northern Territory at 192.6¢ a litre, followed by Queensland (189.9¢), Victoria (189.5¢), NSW/ACT (187.1¢), Tasmania (182¢), Western Australia (176¢), and South Australia (177.4¢).
Of the major cities, Perth offered the cheapest unleaded for the week at 174.5¢ a litre, followed by Adelaide (176.8¢), Darwin (177.4¢), Canberra (177.4¢), Hobart (181.4), Sydney (189.7¢), Melbourne (192.8¢), and Brisbane (196¢).
