Mackay U91 price forecast
As of Tue 10 Nov, Mackay U91 averages 235.6 c/L, and FuelRadar expects little change by Tue 17 Nov (estimate 235.8 c/L). No weekday has been reliably cheaper over the last 11 full weeks; the cheapest station, United Mackay, is 223.5 c/L, 12.1 c/L under the average.
U91Outlook updated
Likely steady
Estimate only (yesterday's outlook): little change expected by Tue 17 Nov. Over the last 55 days, 7-day estimates missed by 4.5 c/L on average; "no change" missed by 4.5 c/L.Cheapest of 23 stations: 223.5 c/L at United Mackay · Updated
Lowest estimate: Thu 12 Nov, about 234.7 c/L (0.9 below today).
Alert me below 222.5
U91: last 30 days and the next 7
U91: last 30 days and the next 7. Reported history begins at 243.5 c/L on 11 Oct 2026. The forecast moves from 235.6 c/L on 10 Nov 2026 to 235.8 c/L on 17 Nov 2026.
Source: FuelRadar (fuelradar.com.au)
Reported city averages to Mon 9 Nov, then the FuelRadar Mackay estimate dated Mon 9 Nov with its likely range shaded.
Day by day
Each day’s likely range and estimate, with the change from today’s 235.6 c/L (dashed line).
- likely 233.9 to 237.2 c/L235.2
- likely 232.8 to 237.6 c/L234.7
- Same as today (estimate)235.0
- Same as today (estimate)235.2
- Same as today (estimate)235.5
- Same as today (estimate)235.8
- Same as today (estimate)235.8
Mackay prices are typical right now
The city average of 235.8 c/L sits inside the usual range of 210.7 to 239.6 c/L for the last 90 days. That is higher than on 43% of the last 90 days.
Mackay U91 forecast explained
What usually happens next
Mackay has no regular price cycle, so the estimate follows the recent trend in its daily averages. That leaves it about level by .
What could change it
Wholesale and crude signals: the national wholesale petrol price fell 13.7 c/L to 211.5 c/L over the five days to , and Brent crude fell 5.1% to US$98.32 a barrel. The estimate does not use them directly.
Capital cities
Each capital's latest city daily average and its call; each row opens that city's forecast. City daily averages, not station prices. Averages dated Mon 9 Nov.
| Capital | Average (c/L) | Price cycle | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney | 225.8 | Cycle paused | 223.2 by Tue 17 Nov |
| Melbourne | 228.9 | Cycle paused | 226.8 by Tue 17 Nov |
| Brisbane | 227.6 | Cycle paused | 225.5 by Tue 17 Nov |
| Perth | 217.4 (lowest) | Falling since its peak · 4 days since the 231.4 peak | 205.4 by Tue 17 Nov |
| Adelaide | 219.4 | Cycle paused | 217.1 by Tue 17 Nov |
| Canberra | 242.3 | Cycle paused | 242.3 by Tue 17 Nov |
| Darwin | 242.3 | Cycle paused | 241.5 by Tue 17 Nov |
| Hobart | 240.0 | Cycle paused | 240.0 by Tue 17 Nov |
When is fuel cheapest in Mackay?
Mackay has no regular price cycle: its U91 prices follow wholesale costs, so they tend to move a week or two after the terminal gate price.
On Fri 6 Nov the national terminal gate (wholesale) price was 211.5 c/L and the Mackay city average 237.9 c/L, 26.4 c/L above it.
No weekday was the cheapest in most of the last 11 full weeks to : the U91 weekday averages in Mackay were within 0.9 c/L of each other once the overall price movement is removed.
| Cheapest weekday | No set dayNo day led most of 11 full weeks |
|---|
Terminal gate prices published by the Australian Institute of Petroleum.
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How accurate is the forecast?
- Forecast miss, 7 days ahead
- 4.50 c/L
- "Prices stay the same"
- 4.50 c/L
Source: FuelRadar (fuelradar.com.au)
The week-ahead forecast has not yet beaten "prices stay the same", so every estimate is labelled "Estimate only" with its average miss.
From 324 checks of the seven-day estimate against the reported city daily average, beside assuming prices stay the same over the same days.
| Ahead | Miss | No change | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Next day | 0.82 | 0.82 | About the same as no change |
| 3 days ahead | 2.14 | 2.14 | About the same as no change |
| 7 days ahead | 4.50 | 4.50 | About the same as no change |
| 14 days ahead | 6.03 | 6.03 | About the same as no change |
| Average miss in c/L over each horizon's replay checks. The 7-day row decides whether the call names a direction. | |||
Mackay forecast graphics for news
The Mackay U91 forecast board and "When to fill", sized for TV (16:9), feeds (4:5) and stories (9:16).
How we forecast
FuelRadar has helped Australian drivers find cheaper fuel since 2020. Each estimate starts from Mackay's reported daily city averages and how they have moved recently. A city daily average is FuelRadar's scheduled morning average of the city's reported station prices, the figure this page quotes for every capital. Where a city has a regular price cycle, the estimate projects that cycle; elsewhere it follows the recent trend, blended with the latest dated wholesale price change. The likely range widens with each day ahead.
Next-day estimates missed by 0.7 c/L on average, no better than assuming prices stay the same (0.7 c/L).
56 days checked · 15 Sept to 9 Nov
Forecast test resultsForecast questions
When will U91 prices go down in Mackay?
Estimate only (yesterday's outlook): U91 in Mackay is estimated to change little, to 235.8 c/L by Tue 17 Nov (likely 230.8–253.1), from 235.6 c/L estimated for Tue 10 Nov. Over the last 55 days, 7-day estimates missed by 4.5 c/L on average; "no change" missed by 4.5 c/L. The dated 30-day forecast shows a likely range, not a promised low date. Check current station prices before changing when you fill.
What is the best day to buy U91 in Mackay?
No weekday was consistently cheaper in Mackay over the last 11 full weeks to Sun 8 Nov once the overall price movement is removed: the weekday averages were within 0.9 c/L of each other.
How accurate is FuelRadar Australia's U91 price outlook?
Not accurate enough yet to tell you to fill or wait, so we don't. Each estimate shows its likely range. From 15 Sept to 9 Nov our next-day U91 forecasts for Mackay were off by 0.7 c/L on average over 56 days checked. Assuming prices wouldn't move was just as close.
What were the lowest and highest U91 prices in Mackay in the last 90 days?
Since Wed 12 Aug, the Mackay U91 city daily average ranged from 203.5 c/L on Fri 14 Aug to 243.7 c/L on Sat 10 Oct. It was 235.8 c/L on Mon 9 Nov.
Will petrol prices go up tomorrow in Mackay?
Estimate only: FuelRadar's Mackay estimate for Wed 11 Nov is 235.2 c/L, down 0.4 c/L on the 235.6 c/L estimated for Tue 10 Nov. Next-day estimates for Mackay missed by 0.7 c/L on average over 56 days checked, about the same as assuming prices stay the same. Check current station prices before you wait to fill.
When will diesel prices go down in Mackay?
Diesel does not usually follow the petrol price cycle, so there is no regular low to wait for. The Mackay diesel city daily average was 275.0 c/L on Mon 9 Nov, down 8.5 c/L over 30 days. The national wholesale diesel price fell 9.7 c/L over the five days to Fri 6 Nov. FuelRadar names no date for a fall: the Mackay diesel forecast gives its day-by-day estimate and likely range.
How often is the outlook updated?
We update the forecast overnight. For anything that changed today, check the map. While the update runs, we may show the previous forecast with its date.
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