The average price of unleaded petrol in Australia rose 1.8¢ to 157.6¢ a litre nationally in the week ending October 14, according to the Australian Institute of Petroleum’s ‘Weekly Petrol Prices’ report.
The average national weekly metropolitan retail price rose 1.9¢ to 157.2¢ a litre, with the regional price rising 1.6¢ to 158.5¢ a litre.
The most expensive unleaded in the country was in the NT at 169¢ a litre, followed by Queensland (164.1¢), Tasmania (163.9¢), SA (161.8¢), WA (158.8¢), Victoria (155¢) and NSW/ACT (153.5¢).
Of the major cities, Sydney offered the cheapest unleaded for the week at 150.4¢ a litre, followed by Melbourne (154.4¢), Perth (157.4¢), Darwin (161.3¢), Adelaide (162.7¢), Hobart (164.1¢), Canberra (164.2¢) and Brisbane (166¢).
