The cheapest and most expensive places to buy fuel in Australia this week
Petrol prices spanned between $1.49 and $3.10 per litre in the same state yesterday. Here’s where deals are hot, and where they are not.
The cost of fuel has spiked to record highs in recent weeks, with retailers blaming record oil prices and new logistical challenges.
Nationally, the average price of 91 octane petrol this week is
$2.14 per litre, 95-octane petrol is $2.24 per litre, 98-octane petrol is $2.34 per litre, and diesel is $2.22 per litre.Tasmania has the most expensive average petrol price at $2.37 per litre
(95 octane), while New South Wales and Victoria tied for the least expensive, at a still-unprecedented $2.19.The most expensive
diesel was also found in Tasmania, at $2.30 per litre. New South Wales had the cheapest diesel with an average price of $2.21 per litre.However, some suburbs and town are outliers, with prices far outside the standard deviation – here are the cheapest and most expensive places to buy petrol and diesel in Australia this week.
Regular unleaded petrol (91) – national average $2.14 per litre
Cheapest
- Carnarvon, Western Australia – $1.59 per litre (25.7 per cent below the national average)
Most expensive
- Derby, Western Australia – $2.42 per litre (13.1 per cent above the national average)
Premium unleaded petrol (95) – national average $2.24 per litre
Cheapest
- Waroona, Western Australia – $1.60 per litre (28.6 per cent below the national average)
Most expensive
- Jabiru, Northern Territory – $2.70 per litre (20.5 per cent above the national average)
Premium unleaded petrol (98) – national average $2.34 per litre
Cheapest
- Borroloola, Northern Territory – $1.49 per litre (36.3 per cent below the national average)
Most expensive
- Jabiru, Northern Territory – $3.10 per litre (32.5 per cent above the national average)
Cheapest
- Esperance, Western Australia – $1.52 per litre (31.5 per cent below the national average)
Most expensive
- Jabiru, Northern Territory – $2.70 per litre (21.6 per cent above the national average)
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