Canberra Petrol Prices Today — How to Find the Cheapest Fuel in Canberra

Canberra Petrol Prices — What You're Paying at the Pump

Canberra motorists often pay among the highest petrol prices of any Australian capital, reflecting the ACT's smaller market and lower wholesale competition compared to Sydney and Melbourne. However, price cycles still operate in Canberra, and using tracking tools can help residents find the cheapest fuel available on any given day.

How to Find the Cheapest Petrol in Canberra

The NSW Government's FuelCheck scheme covers the ACT as well as NSW, providing real-time petrol prices from all Canberra fuel retailers. FuelCheck is the most comprehensive and accurate tool for finding cheap petrol in the ACT.

The FuelCheck app is available on iOS and Android, allowing Canberra motorists to search by suburb or current location. Additional fuel price tools for Canberra include:

• MotorMouth — motormouth.com.au — real-time prices with trend data for Canberra
• GasBuddy — community-reported Canberra fuel prices
• NRMA fuel price analysis — The NRMA publishes weekly ACT price commentary at nrma.com.au

Canberra Petrol Price Cycle

Canberra's price cycle is less pronounced than Sydney or Melbourne, partly due to lower market competition, but price swings of 15-20 cents per litre still occur. Mid-week — particularly Tuesday and Wednesday — tends to offer the best prices. Prices typically rise toward the weekend.

Understanding Canberra Fuel Prices — The Fuel Excise

The Commonwealth fuel excise of approximately 48.8 cents per litre applies uniformly across the ACT. As a small market with fewer competing major fuel brands than Sydney or Melbourne, Canberra petrol prices tend to remain at the higher end of the price cycle range for longer.

Canberra Fuel Types and Prices

• Unleaded 91 — Standard grade; most affordable
• Unleaded 95 (Premium) — Around 10-15 cents above 91 ULP
• Unleaded 98 (Premium Plus) — 15-25 cents above 91; needed by some vehicles
• E10 — Ethanol-blended; usually the cheapest available grade
• Diesel — Different pricing; used by utes, SUVs and commercial vehicles

Electric Vehicle Charging in Canberra

The ACT Government has ambitious EV adoption targets and is rapidly expanding Canberra's public charging network. Chargefox, Evie Networks and ACT Government-supported chargers are available across the city. The PlugShare app maps all public EV charging locations in Canberra and the ACT.

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