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Average Price of Petrol

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Claiming petrol costs as a tax deduction

Average Retail Price of Petrol (cents per litre)

	NSW	VIC	QLD	SA	WA	NT	TAS	National
(inclusive of GST)
2002-03	91.8	90.3	83.7	91.6	94.0	99.8	95.1	90.3
2003-04	93.6	91.7	85.2	93.8	94.5	101.3	98.3	91.9
2004-05	105.2	102.4	95.9	104.5	103.8	112.5	109.1	102.8
2005-06	124.6	123.3	116.9	125.1	124.3	131.2	129.0	123.0
2006-07	124.9	124.1	118.0	124.2	124.5	133.9	127.0	123.4
2007-08	137.9	137.0	130.6	137.1	137.5	147.8	141.4	136.3
2008-09	129.7	130.2	123.3	129.8	128.7	140.2	134.3	128.8
2009-10	124.8	125.3	125.9	124.2	124.7	133.6	129.8	125.3
2010-11	132.0	131.5	133.2	130.9	133.5	141.2	138.5	132.4
2011-12	144.0	141.9	145.7	143.4	144.9	156.2	150.3	144.1
2012-13	143.5	141.3	145.4	141.7	144.0	161.6	152.1	143.6
2013-14	152.6	149.7	154.4	150.9	152.8	171.8	162.0	152.5
2014-15	137.0	133.2	138.8	133.5	137.1	151.6	146.0	136.5
2015-16	123.5	120.8	125.4	120.8	123.9	127.0	130.4	123.2
2016-17	123.7	123.1	125.9	121.1	124.7	128.8	132.3	124.1
2017-18	134.8	135.2	137.4	133.2	135.8	148.3	144.3	135.7
2018-19	141.9	141.4	143.5	141.3	143.7	156.3	153.5	142.6
2019-20	135.2	135.0	136.0	135.7	133.5	146.5	146.0	135.5
2020-21	129.1	130.4	130.8	125.3	126.8	136.9	130.7	129.3
2021-22	172.8	170.7	172.7	167.1	170.6	182.0	178.8	171.8
2022-23	183.7	183.7	183.5	178.6	179.0	197.6	187.9	182.9

Source : AIP

2014/2015 to 2016/2017 - Average retail price of unleaded petrol (cents per litre)

2013/2014 - Average retail price of unleaded petrol (cents per litre)

Source: AAA website - now removed from that website

Location	Quarter				Average
Location	Sept 13	Dec 13	Mar 14	June 14	Average
Sydney	152	149	154	152	152
Melbourne	150	146	153	149	150
Brisbane	153	151	151	154	152
Adelaide	149	147	153	150	150
Perth	151	147	154	153	151
Hobart	162	162	162	161	162
Darwin	167	169	173	174	171
Canberra	156	156	157	156	156

2012/2013 - Average retail price of unleaded petrol (cents per litre)

Source: AAA website – Now removed from that website

Location	Quarter				Average
Location	Sept 12	Dec 12	Mar 13	June 13	Average
Sydney	141	143	146	141	143
Melbourne	138	142	144	139	141
Brisbane	143	144	147	143	144
Adelaide	139	140	142	140	140
Perth	141	142	145	142	143
Hobart	149	155	156	154	154
Darwin	158	162	163	161	161
Canberra	144	152	151	150	149

2011/2012 - Average retail price of unleaded petrol (cents per litre)

Source: AAA website – See link below.

Motorists who purchase unleaded petrol in areas other than the eight capital cities should refer to the link below to the AAA website for monthly prices.

Location	Quarter				Average
Location	Sept 11	Dec 11	Mar 12	June 12	Average
Sydney	142	143	145	145	144
Melbourne	140	140	142	143	141
Brisbane	143	145	147	148	146
Adelaide	140	141	143	145	142
Perth	142	142	145	146	144
Hobart	148	150	152	153	151
Darwin	151	153	155	158	154
Canberra	142	147	146	150	146

2010/2011 - Average retail price of unleaded petrol (cents per litre)

Location	Quarter				Average
Location	Sept 10	Dec 10	Mar 11	June 11	Average
Sydney	122	127	138	143	133
Melbourne	123	125	136	142	132
Brisbane	125	128	139	144	134
Adelaide	120	123	134	141	130
Perth	125	125	137	142	132
Hobart	135	131	141	150	139
Darwin	133	132	142	153	140
Canberra	124	128	137	143	133

ABS data used with permission from the Australian Bureau of Statistics. See ABS catalogue number 6403.0:55.001. Average Retail Prices of Selected Items - Eight Capital Cities.

Motorists who purchase unleaded petrol in areas other than the eight capital cities should refer to the link below to the AAA website for monthly prices.

2009/2010 - Average retail price of unleaded petrol (cents per litre)

Location	Quarter				Average
Location	Sept 09	Dec 09	Mar 10	June 10	Average
Sydney	123	119	125	127	124
Melbourne	125	121	125	129	125
Brisbane	125	122	127	130	126
Adelaide	122	119	125	126	123
Perth	122	118	123	129	123
Hobart	127	128	132	135	131
Darwin	134	130	135	134	133
Canberra	128	126	128	128	128

ABS data used with permission from the Australian Bureau of Statistics. See ABS catalogue number 6403.0:55.001. Average Retail Prices of Selected Items - Eight Capital Cities.

Motorists who purchase unleaded petrol in areas other than the eight capital cities should refer to the link below to the AAA website for monthly prices.

2008/2009 - Average retail price of unleaded petrol (cents per litre)

2007/2008 - Average retail price of unleaded petrol (cents per litre)

2006/2007 - Average retail price of unleaded petrol (cents per litre)

2004 to 2006 Average retail price of unleaded petrol (cents per litre)

Links to expert information on this topic

AIP - PUMP PRICES

FUELTRAC FUEL CHARTS IN GRAPHIC PRESENTATION - THEY DON'T PROVIDE ACTUAL NUMBERS ANYMORE

FUELTRAC PROVIDES HISTORICAL FUEL PRICES FOR ALL TYPES OF FUEL (AT A COST)

REDBOOK FUEL CONSUMPTION FOR SPECIFIC CARS

TD 97/19 - SUBSTANTIATION OF CAR EXPENSES

AUSTRALIAN BUREAU OF STATISTICS - UNLEADED PETROL PRICES (DISCONTINUED 30 JUNE 2011)

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