Perth’s cheapest fuel stations for 2024 revealed
Bullsbrook residents can toast to having some of the cheapest fuel in the Perth metropolitan area, with a local independent station crowned the most budget-friendly place to fill up in 2024.
An analysis of FuelWatch data by Consumer Protection found membership-only big-box retailer Costco’s Casuarina and Perth Airport fuel stations were the cheapest overall last year, with an average unleaded petrol price of 161.4 and 162.1 cents per litre, respectively.
However, when it came to non-membership outlets, Vibe Bullsbrook Northlink topped the list with an average unleaded price of 164.3 cents per litre.
Atlas and Vibe stations in Kwinana and Ascot were the next four cheapest, followed by Burk Landsdale and United Naval Base.
Consumer Protection Commissioner Trish Blake said Perth motorists could save more than $1300 a year on their fuel bills by checking the FuelWatch website and shopping around.
“Don’t remain loyal to a brand or site as it could mean you’re paying too much,” she said.
“In 2024, the average difference between each day’s cheapest and most expensive petrol was 41.8 cents per litre.”
Perth has a weekly petrol price cycle, where Tuesday is the cheapest day to fill up before prices jump to their highest on Wednesday.
FuelWatch manager Ben Derecki said the weekly cycle was limited to the Perth and Mandurah areas and influenced by factors including competition and traffic.
“The international benchmark for [unleaded petrol] has been increasing since December, and in fact, just over the weekend, spiked significantly due to the new sanctions that the US is putting on Russian oil purchasing,” he said.
“And so we predict that our prices are going to go up over the next few weeks, we’ll see that increase reflected in local prices.”
Last year’s average unleaded petrol price was 181.9 cents per litre, a slight drop from the year before credited to a lower international benchmark price, weaker Chinese demand for oil, and plenty of global crude oil supplies.
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