Diesel Price History Australia

Diesel · national average from 4,326 stationsUpdated 17 min ago

270.8 c/L

248.8 · 17 AugDiesel daily average270.1 · 14 Nov

Cheapest state: Victoria: 268.7 c/L
Highest state: Northern Territory: 290.6 c/L

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Diesel daily national average, last 90 days

High 289.4 c/L on 24 Sept and low 248.8 c/L on 17 Aug, over 90 reported days.

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Source: FuelRadar (fuelradar.com.au)

Daily reported Diesel average for Australia. A day without reports is a gap in the line, never an estimate.

Daily averages (90 rows)

Diesel daily average for Australia, 17 Aug 2026 to 14 Nov 2026
Date	Average (c/L)	Change from 17 Aug (c/L)	Stations
14 Nov 2026	270.1	21.3 higher	4,269
13 Nov 2026	270.9	22.1 higher	4,253
12 Nov 2026	272.2	23.4 higher	4,215
11 Nov 2026	273.3	24.5 higher	4,157
10 Nov 2026	274.5	25.7 higher	4,095
9 Nov 2026	276.1	27.3 higher	3,983
8 Nov 2026	276.8	28.0 higher	3,839
7 Nov 2026	277.3	28.5 higher	3,799
6 Nov 2026	278.4	29.6 higher	3,765
5 Nov 2026	279.8	31.0 higher	3,698
4 Nov 2026	280.1	31.3 higher	3,606
3 Nov 2026	280.6	31.8 higher	3,639
2 Nov 2026	281.0	32.2 higher	3,710
1 Nov 2026	281.3	32.5 higher	3,670
31 Oct 2026	281.4	32.6 higher	3,716
30 Oct 2026	281.5	32.7 higher	3,741
29 Oct 2026	281.2	32.4 higher	3,803
28 Oct 2026	280.8	32.0 higher	3,836
27 Oct 2026	280.5	31.7 higher	3,874
26 Oct 2026	280.3	31.5 higher	3,881
25 Oct 2026	280.5	31.7 higher	3,870
24 Oct 2026	280.5	31.7 higher	3,867
23 Oct 2026	280.6	31.8 higher	3,906
22 Oct 2026	280.6	31.8 higher	3,908
21 Oct 2026	280.7	31.9 higher	3,931
20 Oct 2026	281.0	32.2 higher	3,938
19 Oct 2026	281.3	32.5 higher	3,896
18 Oct 2026	281.6	32.8 higher	3,841
17 Oct 2026	281.5	32.7 higher	3,871
16 Oct 2026	281.8	33.0 higher	3,891
15 Oct 2026	282.3	33.5 higher	3,919
14 Oct 2026	282.3	33.5 higher	3,822
13 Oct 2026	283.8	35.0 higher	4,034
12 Oct 2026	284.2	35.4 higher	4,011
11 Oct 2026	284.4	35.6 higher	3,883
10 Oct 2026	284.6	35.8 higher	3,946
9 Oct 2026	284.9	36.1 higher	4,024
8 Oct 2026	285.2	36.4 higher	4,058
7 Oct 2026	285.6	36.8 higher	4,097
6 Oct 2026	286.0	37.2 higher	4,203
5 Oct 2026	286.4	37.6 higher	4,366
4 Oct 2026	286.5	37.7 higher	4,418
3 Oct 2026	286.5	37.7 higher	4,465
2 Oct 2026	286.9	38.1 higher	4,548
1 Oct 2026	287.5	38.7 higher	4,571
30 Sept 2026	287.7	38.9 higher	4,570
29 Sept 2026	288.2	39.4 higher	4,573
28 Sept 2026	288.5	39.7 higher	4,565
27 Sept 2026	288.8	40.0 higher	4,564
26 Sept 2026	289.0	40.2 higher	4,563
25 Sept 2026	289.3	40.5 higher	4,564
24 Sept 2026	289.4	40.6 higher	4,565
23 Sept 2026	288.8	40.0 higher	4,561
22 Sept 2026	287.4	38.6 higher	4,555
21 Sept 2026	285.5	36.7 higher	4,550
20 Sept 2026	284.2	35.4 higher	4,542
19 Sept 2026	283.0	34.2 higher	4,540
18 Sept 2026	278.5	29.7 higher	4,532
17 Sept 2026	274.0	25.2 higher	4,514
16 Sept 2026	270.1	21.3 higher	4,497
15 Sept 2026	266.5	17.7 higher	4,471
14 Sept 2026	264.1	15.3 higher	4,432
13 Sept 2026	263.2	14.4 higher	4,395
12 Sept 2026	262.4	13.6 higher	4,384
11 Sept 2026	260.8	12.0 higher	4,375
10 Sept 2026	259.4	10.6 higher	4,303
9 Sept 2026	258.1	9.3 higher	4,256
8 Sept 2026	257.5	8.7 higher	4,249
7 Sept 2026	256.8	8.0 higher	4,223
6 Sept 2026	256.7	7.9 higher	4,189
5 Sept 2026	256.4	7.6 higher	4,226
4 Sept 2026	255.8	7.0 higher	4,323
3 Sept 2026	255.4	6.6 higher	4,354
2 Sept 2026	255.3	6.5 higher	4,360
1 Sept 2026	255.6	6.8 higher	4,382
31 Aug 2026	255.6	6.8 higher	4,384
30 Aug 2026	255.9	7.1 higher	4,377
29 Aug 2026	256.0	7.2 higher	4,384
28 Aug 2026	256.0	7.2 higher	4,388
27 Aug 2026	256.0	7.2 higher	4,376
26 Aug 2026	255.6	6.8 higher	4,353
25 Aug 2026	255.1	6.3 higher	4,341
24 Aug 2026	254.3	5.5 higher	4,314
23 Aug 2026	253.9	5.1 higher	4,289
22 Aug 2026	253.5	4.7 higher	4,309
21 Aug 2026	252.5	3.7 higher	4,344
20 Aug 2026	251.6	2.8 higher	4,383
19 Aug 2026	250.4	1.6 higher	4,439
18 Aug 2026	249.6	0.8 higher	4,491
17 Aug 2026	248.8	No change	4,551

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Diesel monthly averages since January 2025

Diesel national monthly average

Each month is the mean of Australia's daily diesel averages, from January 2025; the latest month is month to date. The table gives each month against the same month a year earlier.

Source: FuelRadar (fuelradar.com.au)

Monthly figures (23 rows)

Diesel national monthly average (c/L), Jan 2025 to Nov 2026
Month	Australia average	On a year earlier
Nov 2026Month to date	274.5	85.3 higher
Oct 2026	280.3	96.4 higher
Sept 2026	268.4	83.7 higher
Aug 2026	246.7	61.9 higher
July 2026	203.5	20.6 higher
June 2026	199.6	17.2 higher
May 2026	235.0	55.5 higher
Apr 2026	295.6	111.6 higher
Mar 2026	256.5	69.6 higher
Feb 2026	180.8	7.8 lower
Jan 2026	184.3	5.4 lower
Dec 2025	190.4	—
Nov 2025	189.2	—
Oct 2025	183.9	—
Sept 2025	184.7	—
Aug 2025	184.8	—
July 2025	182.9	—
June 2025	182.4	—
May 2025	179.5	—
Apr 2025	184.0	—
Mar 2025	186.9	—
Feb 2025	188.6	—
Jan 2025	189.7	—

What changed for diesel

Diesel is 85.3 c/L higher than November 2025November 2025 averaged 189.2 c/L.
State averages span 21.9 c/LVictoria is lowest at 268.7 c/L and the Northern Territory highest at 290.6 c/L.
Adelaide is the cheapest capital at 255.4 c/LDarwin is the dearest of the 8 capitals with reports, at 276.2 c/L.

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Diesel by state and capital city

Victoria is 2.1 c/L below the national average

Average and cheapest current report, c/L

National average: 270.8 c/L

VIC1,012 stations268.7c/L
SA331 stations268.9c/L
QLD928 stations269.8c/L
NSW1,056 stations270.1c/L
TAS201 stations271.6c/L
ACT25 stations272.6c/L
WA662 stations273.6c/L
NT111 stations290.6c/L

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Source: FuelRadar (fuelradar.com.au)

State averages as a table8 rows

Diesel averages by state and territory
State	Average (c/L)	Cheapest report (c/L)	Stations	Latest report
Victoria	268.7	244.5	1,012	14 Nov, 2:21 pm AEST
South Australia	268.9	246.5	331	14 Nov, 2:25 pm AEST
Queensland	269.8	243.5	928	14 Nov, 2:11 pm AEST
New South Wales	270.1	237.7	1,056	14 Nov, 2:38 pm AEST
Tasmania	271.6	261.9	201	14 Nov, 1:26 pm AEST
Australian Capital Territory	272.6	263.9	25	13 Nov, 5:50 pm AEST
Western Australia	273.6	234.9	662	14 Nov, 8:00 am AEST
Northern Territory	290.6	269.5	111	14 Nov, 12:52 pm AEST

State averages from current station reports.

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Diesel by state, last 90 days

Between 17 Aug and 14 Nov, the Diesel average rose in all 8 states and territories shown. The Australian Capital Territory rose most (26.6 c/L higher, from 246.0 c/L to 272.6 c/L). Victoria averaged lowest over the period at 271.6 c/L and the Northern Territory highest at 293.8 c/L.

Updated 14 Nov 2026, 2:03 pm AEST

Source: FuelRadar (fuelradar.com.au)

Each day's figure averages the latest price at every station FuelRadar tracks in that state, counting a price for up to 14 days after it was reported. Choose up to 3 states; the table lists every state.

Daily averages by state (90 rows)

Diesel daily state averages, 17 Aug to 14 Nov
Date	NSW (c/L)	VIC (c/L)	QLD (c/L)	WA (c/L)	SA (c/L)	TAS (c/L)	ACT (c/L)	NT (c/L)
14 Nov	270.1	268.7	269.8	273.6	268.9	271.6	272.6	290.6
13 Nov	270.1	268.9	270.4	270.0	269.6	271.8	273.4	290.8
12 Nov	270.8	270.4	271.7	271.2	271.0	272.8	273.6	293.3
11 Nov	272.3	271.7	272.9	272.1	272.2	274.6	275.6	294.3
10 Nov	273.5	272.6	273.7	273.0	273.3	279.6	282.0	293.8
9 Nov	274.2	274.7	275.0	274.3	275.1	280.7	282.8	296.0
8 Nov	275.2	276.3	275.9	275.1	276.5	282.1	284.5	297.1
7 Nov	276.5	276.5	276.5	275.3	277.0	282.6	286.2	298.9
6 Nov	277.0	277.0	277.5	276.7	277.8	283.2	286.2	298.6
5 Nov	279.1	278.4	278.6	277.5	279.1	284.7	286.7	299.1
4 Nov	279.8	279.3	278.8	278.1	279.4	285.4	286.7	301.6
3 Nov	280.4	280.2	279.3	278.6	279.8	285.5	286.7	300.7
2 Nov	281.1	280.3	279.4	278.8	280.4	285.3	288.7	297.7
1 Nov	281.6	280.7	280.8	278.9	280.8	285.4	288.7	298.8
31 Oct	281.7	280.6	280.8	279.0	280.9	285.2	288.7	299.2
30 Oct	281.9	281.2	280.9	279.1	281.1	285.4	288.7	300.6
29 Oct	281.9	280.1	280.8	278.8	280.8	285.0	288.7	300.8
28 Oct	281.8	279.5	280.9	277.9	280.8	284.5	288.7	301.4
27 Oct	281.4	279.1	280.6	277.3	281.0	284.3	288.7	300.8
26 Oct	280.8	278.6	280.4	277.1	281.0	283.9	286.8	301.0
25 Oct	280.6	279.1	280.3	277.1	281.6	283.7	287.6	301.5
24 Oct	280.7	279.1	280.7	277.0	281.8	283.7	286.7	300.2
23 Oct	280.8	278.7	280.9	276.9	282.3	283.9	286.7	300.3
22 Oct	280.7	278.7	280.4	276.7	282.8	283.9	279.1	303.6
21 Oct	280.4	278.2	280.5	276.9	283.7	283.8	279.1	303.7
20 Oct	280.4	278.9	280.6	277.1	284.1	283.9	279.1	305.4
19 Oct	280.6	279.2	281.2	277.5	284.3	284.0	279.1	304.9
18 Oct	280.8	279.9	281.2	277.6	284.7	284.0	279.1	305.5
17 Oct	280.9	280.0	281.2	277.7	284.8	284.4	279.1	305.6
16 Oct	280.9	279.5	281.1	277.9	284.9	284.3	279.1	305.0
15 Oct	281.2	280.2	281.3	278.1	285.8	284.5	279.1	306.9
14 Oct	281.3	280.6	281.5	278.1	286.0	285.0	285.7	303.6
13 Oct	281.8	280.9	281.8	278.7	286.2	285.2	288.8	304.8
12 Oct	282.6	281.3	283.0	284.7	286.6	286.2	288.8	306.6
11 Oct	283.1	282.2	282.9	284.7	286.8	286.8	288.8	305.8
10 Oct	283.1	282.1	283.8	284.7	286.9	287.3	289.3	305.8
9 Oct	283.6	282.2	284.0	284.9	287.1	287.4	289.3	305.6
8 Oct	283.7	282.5	284.7	284.9	287.5	287.9	289.3	303.5
7 Oct	284.2	282.7	285.3	285.0	288.3	288.5	289.3	303.3
6 Oct	284.4	282.8	286.0	285.2	288.7	288.5	289.3	303.8
5 Oct	285.0	283.1	286.1	285.5	289.4	288.7	289.3	305.6
4 Oct	285.2	283.8	286.5	285.6	289.8	289.0	289.3	305.8
3 Oct	285.3	283.6	286.6	285.6	290.0	288.9	289.3	305.8
2 Oct	285.3	283.6	286.7	285.8	290.2	288.9	289.3	306.3
1 Oct	285.6	284.0	287.0	286.1	290.7	289.2	289.3	306.4
30 Sept	286.0	284.6	287.4	286.5	291.4	289.5	295.4	309.6
29 Sept	286.4	285.1	287.8	287.1	291.7	289.8	295.4	309.6
28 Sept	286.6	285.7	288.3	287.7	291.9	290.0	295.4	308.6
27 Sept	287.0	286.5	288.5	287.8	292.2	290.4	295.9	308.7
26 Sept	287.2	286.6	288.7	287.9	292.5	290.5	298.3	308.6
25 Sept	287.6	286.6	288.8	288.6	292.6	290.6	298.3	308.6
24 Sept	288.1	287.5	288.9	288.7	292.5	290.6	298.3	308.6
23 Sept	288.0	286.8	288.5	288.1	291.9	290.4	298.3	309.0
22 Sept	287.8	285.9	287.8	287.1	290.5	289.6	298.4	307.5
21 Sept	287.1	283.4	286.5	284.8	287.4	288.0	298.4	303.8
20 Sept	285.1	282.6	284.6	283.7	284.9	283.9	298.4	303.1
19 Sept	283.9	282.0	283.8	282.3	283.7	282.8	298.4	302.1
18 Sept	282.9	277.5	282.3	278.9	282.1	282.1	297.7	297.8
17 Sept	279.2	272.7	276.1	274.4	276.2	278.3	297.7	293.3
16 Sept	274.6	268.3	272.0	270.9	271.3	273.8	292.7	289.1
15 Sept	269.8	264.3	267.8	267.8	268.6	270.2	283.1	285.2
14 Sept	264.8	262.2	264.4	266.2	265.6	266.5	276.5	284.0
13 Sept	262.0	261.6	262.7	265.8	262.6	264.3	274.1	282.7
12 Sept	261.1	260.7	262.4	265.2	262.4	263.9	274.1	282.2
11 Sept	260.4	259.0	261.4	263.7	261.2	263.2	274.1	280.3
10 Sept	258.8	257.8	259.0	262.5	259.0	261.0	273.1	278.6
9 Sept	256.9	256.4	257.4	261.6	258.3	258.9	271.0	278.2
8 Sept	255.7	255.7	256.4	260.9	257.2	258.3	269.1	277.2
7 Sept	255.0	254.9	255.9	260.1	256.6	257.8	266.9	278.4
6 Sept	254.5	255.3	255.1	259.9	256.0	256.8	265.1	278.3
5 Sept	254.3	255.0	255.0	259.5	255.9	256.9	264.1	278.7
4 Sept	254.2	254.1	254.7	258.9	255.6	256.8	264.3	278.0
3 Sept	253.4	254.0	253.6	258.8	255.3	256.4	259.7	278.4
2 Sept	252.6	253.6	253.3	258.9	255.5	256.7	259.7	278.6
1 Sept	252.5	255.0	253.4	259.1	255.4	256.6	259.7	278.8
31 Aug	252.5	253.9	253.8	259.7	255.6	257.1	259.1	277.6
30 Aug	252.7	254.3	254.0	259.8	255.5	257.1	258.4	277.9
29 Aug	252.9	254.4	254.4	259.8	255.8	257.2	258.4	278.1
28 Aug	253.0	254.2	254.5	259.9	255.9	257.3	258.4	278.8
27 Aug	253.1	254.5	254.6	259.6	255.9	257.6	258.4	277.4
26 Aug	253.0	254.4	254.6	259.3	255.4	257.4	260.2	275.1
25 Aug	252.9	253.8	254.2	259.1	255.1	256.8	261.1	274.7
24 Aug	252.1	253.1	253.7	258.6	254.1	255.9	260.2	272.1
23 Aug	251.3	252.9	252.9	258.2	252.9	255.1	260.1	271.9
22 Aug	250.5	252.8	252.2	257.8	252.7	254.7	260.1	271.8
21 Aug	250.4	251.4	251.7	257.3	252.7	254.3	258.2	271.2
20 Aug	249.0	251.2	250.0	256.3	251.0	254.0	253.0	270.5
19 Aug	248.1	248.7	248.9	255.4	250.8	253.3	250.1	272.0
18 Aug	247.4	247.8	248.2	254.0	250.8	252.5	248.0	271.1
17 Aug	246.8	247.0	247.2	252.6	250.2	252.1	246.0	268.7

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How much has diesel changed in the last 90 days?

The daily national diesel average rose 21.3 c/L, from 248.8 c/L on 17 Aug 2026 to 270.1 c/L on 14 Nov 2026. Its highest day was 24 Sept at 289.4 c/L.

Is diesel higher than usual in Australia?

Higher than usual. 1–14 Nov averaged 274.5 c/L in the capital-city archive, above 19 of the previous 21 monthly averages. This describes the archive, not what happens next: the price forecast gives dated estimates and their limits.

What were the highest and lowest monthly diesel averages?

Across the 23 archived months, the highest diesel monthly average was 295.6 c/L in April 2026 and the lowest 179.5 c/L in May 2025.

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