The average price of unleaded petrol in Australia fell 4.6¢ to 166.1¢ a litre nationally in the week ending 8 February, according to the Australian Institute of Petroleum’s ‘Weekly Petrol Prices’ report.
The average national weekly metropolitan retail price fell 6.5¢ to 163.8¢ a litre, while the regional price fell 0.8¢ to 170.8¢ a litre.
The most expensive unleaded in the country was in the Northern Territory at 194¢ a litre, followed by Tasmania (172.4¢), NSW/ACT (170.8¢), Western Australia (167¢), Queensland (163.6¢), South Australia (162¢), and Victoria (161.6¢).
Of the major cities, Adelaide offered the cheapest unleaded for the week at 157.7¢ a litre, followed by Melbourne (159.4¢), Brisbane (160.1¢), Perth (165.2¢), Hobart (168.2¢), Sydney (170¢), Darwin (180.1¢), and Canberra (183.2¢).
