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Fuel prices in Darwin
The Northern Territory's fuel price records end on 1 December 2024, so this is how prices looked in the year up to then. Here's how the price moves, when it's lowest and what good timing is worth to you.
The price cycle
No cycle
Prices in Darwin don't rise and fall in a regular cycle. They mostly follow the cost of fuel itself. So when you fill up matters less here.
What good timing is worth
183c
The average price of a litre of unleaded in Darwin over the year. With no cycle to time, the bigger saving is where you buy.
Unleaded every day for a year
There's no regular pattern of jumps and slides here, so there's no low point to wait for.
Show each month
| Month | Darwin | The rest of NT |
|---|---|---|
| December 2024 | 169.0c | 211.9c |
| November 2024 | 168.5c | 212.3c |
| October 2024 | 170.7c | 214.4c |
| September 2024 | 171.8c | 218.7c |
| August 2024 | 179.4c | 222.1c |
| July 2024 | 184.3c | 225.0c |
| June 2024 | 184.7c | 225.4c |
| May 2024 | 194.1c | 230.1c |
| April 2024 | 194.2c | 228.8c |
| March 2024 | 191.7c | 228.2c |
| February 2024 | 190.9c | 223.6c |
| January 2024 | 183.9c | 222.3c |
| December 2023 | 187.3c | 225.5c |
Cents a litre: the average across stations of each one's price at noon.
The cheapest day of the week
In Darwin, the day of the week hardly matters. The gap between the cheapest and dearest day is only 0.0c a litre.
How far each day's price sits above or below the average for its own week, over the year to December 2024.
Darwin against the rest of NT
Unleaded cost 39.6c a litre more in the rest of NT than in Darwin. On a 50-litre tank, that's $19.81.
| Fuel | Darwin | The rest of NT | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unleaded 91 | 183.4c | 223.0c | +39.6c |
| Premium 95 | 197.8c | 231.8c | +34.0c |
| Premium 98 | 222.1c | 246.7c | +24.6c |
| Diesel | 189.9c | 249.7c | +59.7c |
Averages over the year to December 2024. Darwin means the whole city area the Australian Bureau of Statistics draws.
Unleaded by council area
The average price over the year in each council area with stations, against the NT average.
Show 15 council areas
| Council area | Unleaded | Against average | Stations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alice Springs | 217.1c | +16.8c | 7 |
| Barkly | 221.1c | +20.8c | 5 |
| Belyuen | 196.9c | −3.3c | 1 |
| Central Desert | 249.8c | +49.5c | 2 |
| Coomalie | 201.9c | +1.7c | 3 |
| Darwin | 179.2c | −21.1c | 27 |
| East Arnhem | 213.4c | +13.1c | 2 |
| Katherine | 199.6c | −0.7c | 4 |
| Litchfield | 185.7c | −14.6c | 15 |
| MacDonnell | 277.7c | +77.4c | 4 |
| Palmerston | 183.7c | −16.6c | 11 |
| Roper Gulf | 228.2c | +27.9c | 4 |
| Unincorporated NT | 200.2c | −0.1c | 3 |
| Victoria Daly | 218.8c | +18.5c | 4 |
| Wagait | 200.7c | +0.4c | 1 |
Unleaded in Darwin since 2017
A litre cost 146c in December 2017 and 169c in December 2024.
Monthly averages, in the cents of the day (not adjusted for inflation).
Look further
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Source: Northern Territory Government, MyFuel NT, CC BY. Suburbs, councils and the city area: Australian Bureau of Statistics, CC BY 4.0.