Data & Methodology
Data Sources & Methodology
Where FuelRadar Australia fuel prices come from — government reporting schemes (NSW FuelCheck, QLD), retailer feeds, update frequency by state, how we standardise the data, accuracy limits, and how to verify a price before you pay.
Sourcing
How prices are sourced
Every price on a station, suburb, brand or fuel-type page traces back to a published source — not a crowd-sourced guess.
Government price portals
In states with mandatory real-time reporting — including NSW and Queensland — service stations must publish price changes within about 30 minutes. These official feeds are the backbone of our coverage in those states.
Portal & retailer feeds
Where a state uses a fixed-price model (such as WA's 24-hour rule) or a voluntary scheme, we ingest the official feed and flag prices that may refresh less frequently.
Standardisation
Brands, fuel grades and station identities are mapped to one consistent taxonomy, so a U91 price in Cairns is directly comparable to one in Perth and a brand’s stations roll up correctly on its brand page.
Quality filtering
Placeholder and sentinel values, impossible prices and stale records are removed before a page renders, so leaderboards and averages reflect real, recent pump prices rather than data noise.
Freshness
Coverage and how fresh the prices are
Freshness depends on the source. We show the most recent verified price for each station and surface its update time so you can judge it yourself.
Mandatory-reporting states
NSW and Queensland update within roughly 30 minutes of a retailer changing its board, giving near-live coverage across thousands of stations.
Other states & territories
Victoria, South Australia, WA, Tasmania, the NT and ACT rely on a mix of scheme and voluntary data. Coverage is broad, but individual stations can update less often or have occasional gaps.
What “latest” means
Each station shows its most recent verified price rather than a rolling average, so a sudden drop or hike appears as soon as the source publishes it.
Supply data
Supply and market tracking
Beyond pump prices, our supply pages explain wholesale and import context in plain language.
Wholesale & market indicators
Supply and market pages use public government statistics, scheduled data releases and recognised benchmarks (such as the terminal gate wholesale price) — not opaque internal models.
Shortage & vessel signals
Fuel-supply-watch pages combine public shipping and outage signals to flag possible local supply pressure. Confidence is framed honestly: these are indicators, not guarantees.
How to verify a price
Open any station page and check the “as of” time shown next to the price — it tells you how recently the source published it.
Cross-check the board at the pump before you pay; retailers can change a price between updates, especially during a price cycle.
If a price looks wrong, use the report link so we can re-check the source feed.
Next step
See where you sit in the cycle
This page shows the wider market. The map adds current station prices, distance, fuel type and directions — so you know whether to fill up now or wait.
Data limits & corrections
FuelRadar Australia combines multiple public data sources, so freshness and completeness can vary by source, region and fuel type.
We don’t set or influence pump prices — we report what published sources show.
When a price needs to be exact, confirm the update time and check the pump price before paying.
Next step
See where you sit in the cycle
This page shows the wider market. The map adds current station prices, distance, fuel type and directions — so you know whether to fill up now or wait.