Hobart Unleaded Lifts 19 Cents in a Week as All 106 Servos Across Tasmania's Main Cities Move Up
Every unleaded servo in Hobart, Launceston, Devonport and Burnie with a full week of price history has lifted its board over the past seven days. That is 106 servos across the main cities of Tasmania, and not one of them held or eased.
The median increase was 19.0 cents a litre. All figures are as at 2:10pm AEST on 21st Sep 2026.
How the week unfolded
The 52 Hobart servos with a week of history averaged 221.2 cents last Monday. Today they average 240.2, a lift of 19.0 cents. Over a fortnight the increase is 30.7 cents, from 209.4 on 7th Sep.
Launceston, Devonport and Burnie moved in much the same way:
- Launceston: up 19.2 cents in seven days, now averaging 241.1 across 27 servos
- Devonport: up 19.2 cents, now averaging 238.6 across 16 servos
- Burnie: up 15.5 cents, now averaging 235.0 across 11 servos
Most of the move came in four days. Across the 92 servos with a complete daily series, the average went from 220.8 cents on Monday 14th Sep to 236.9 cents on Friday 18th Sep, a substantial 16.1 cent lift. It has added only 2.6 cents since Friday.
Motorists used to Melbourne, where I am based, should know that Hobart does not run the regular discount cycle that Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth do. There is no predictable trough to wait for, so where you buy matters more than when.
Where Hobart stands against the mainland
Hobart's metro average of 240.1 cents is now higher than the nearest 200 servos to the CBD in Sydney (238.2), Brisbane (234.7), Melbourne (232.4), Adelaide (231.6) and Perth (231.5). Of the capitals I sampled, only Canberra is dearer, at 245.2. The mainland figures will shift as each city's cycle turns, so read this as a snapshot rather than a ranking.
A 20 cent spread inside Hobart
The widest gaps are within Hobart itself. Three servos share the city's cheapest board at 229.7 cents: Ampol Brooker in North Hobart, and Astron Wentworth and Vibe Glebe Hill in Howrah. At the other end, EG Ampol and BP in Claremont both ask 249.9, a gap of 20.2 cents.
Howrah alone has a 10.2 cent spread, with EG Ampol Howrah at 239.9 in the same suburb as the two 229.7 sites. In Kingston, three major brand servos sit between 245.9 and 246.9, while the unmanned Nk Energy site at Kingston Beach is at 239.9.
EG Ampol Kingston had the largest individual lift, up 30.0 cents to 246.9, followed by BP Claremont, up 28.0 cents to 249.9. The smallest was at Bob and Tom's Hampden Road Service Station in Battery Point, up 7.0 cents to 230.9, although it has not lodged a change since 15th Sep.
The north west coast holds the cheapest board
The lowest unleaded price in all four cities is at United Camdale Ufill in Camdale, near Burnie, at 224.9 cents. Go Camdale 24/7, in the same suburb, is at 229.9. Burnie's 235.0 average is the lowest of the four cities and 6.1 cents under Launceston.
E10 and diesel
E10 is scarce in Tasmania. Only six servos across the four cities list it. All six are United Petroleum sites, and each one prices E10 exactly 5 cents under its own unleaded. United North Hobart's E10 at 228.9 is the cheapest regular petrol in the Hobart area today. If your car is E10 compatible, compare current E10 prices before you fill.
Diesel is steadier. The statewide average is 286.2 cents across 47 servos, and the 29.0 cent range from cheapest to dearest is the tightest of the six states.
What the numbers mean for your next fill
Across Hobart, it pays to choose your servo rather than your day. A 50 litre fill at 229.7 instead of 249.9 saves $10.10, and North Hobart and Howrah currently have the city's cheapest unleaded petrol prices. The savings calculator will do the sums for your own tank.
E10 drivers save a flat 5 cents a litre at United's six city sites.
The pace has eased. Only 2.6 cents has been added since Friday, compared with 16.1 cents in the four days before. You can follow the week by week picture on our price trends page.
The numbers are clear: with no discount cycle to wait for, the 20 cent gap between Hobart's cheapest and dearest boards is the part of the price motorists can control.
