Diesel prices

Diesel prices in Australia today

The typical diesel price is 280.9c a litre, 41.9c more than petrol, across 4,460 sites priced in the last 72 hours.

280.9c
typical diesel
+41.9c
vs ULP 91
$21
more per 50L fill
4,460
sites priced
The short answer

What does diesel cost today?

280.9c a litre nationally, and 41.9c more than petrol.That's the typical diesel price right now, across 4,460 sites with a price in the last 72 hours. Most pay between 267.9c and 292.9c. Diesel sits 41.9c a litre above ULP 91 (239c), which is $21 more on a 50L fill — worth knowing if you still think of diesel as the cheaper fuel. On a 70L ute tank it's $29. Premium diesel runs 2.0c more — 282.9c against 280.9c, or $1.00 on a 50L fill. Whether the additives earn that back is a question for your engine, not your wallet.

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State by state

Diesel by state today

Cheapest first. The last column is how much more diesel costs than ULP 91 in that state — the gap is not the same everywhere.
StateTypical dieselMost pay betweenvs national vs petrolSites
Western Australia276.9c257.5–295c−4.0c+47.0c649
Victoria279.9c267.9–291.6c−1.0c+42.0c1,024
Queensland279.9c268.5–294.9c−1.0c+41.0c1,021
New South Wales282.5c269.1–290.9c+1.6c+42.6c1,175
South Australia283.9c269.9–296.9c+3.0c+48.5c368
Tasmania283.9c275.1–292.8c+3.0c+34.0c223
By brand

Which brand has the cheapest diesel?

Pearl Energy at 270.7c, against 287c at Shell Reddy Express — 16.3c a litre, or $8.15 a tank. A brand needs 25 priced diesel sites to appear.
BrandTypical
Diesel		Most pay
between		 vs all
brands		Sites
1Pearl EnergyNo points270.7c265.9–278.8c−10.2c78
2LibertyNo points275.5c265.7–289.9c−5.4c241
3United PetroleumNo points275.9c265.5–286.5c−5.0c363
4BPQantas, 1 pt/L279.9c272.4–295c−1.0c599
5ShellNo points279.9c269–290.9c−1.0c253
6Independent / unbrandedNo points280.9c266.9–297.9clevel1,441
7AmpolEveryday Rewards, 1 pt/$282.9c272.9–296.9c+2.0c374
8Ampol FoodaryEveryday Rewards, 1 pt/$283c273.4–291.4c+2.1c136
9Shell Reddy ExpressFlybuys, 0.5 pt/$287c279.3–290.9c+6.1c567
How these numbers are worked out. Every figure is the median price across every priced diesel site in the country, and every range is the 10th to 90th percentile — not the cheapest and dearest pump, so a single mistyped price can't move what you read here. Prices come from the state government fuel feeds (FuelCheck NSW, FuelPricesQLD, FuelWatch WA, Fair Fuel VIC, SA) and only count if they were updated in the last 72 hours. A price is discarded if it sits more than 30c below its own state and fuel-type median, which is how a feed's occasional nonsense figure gets caught; prices above the median are kept, because remote roadhouses genuinely charge far more. 44 prices discarded this build. Prices as at 27 October 2026, 9:15am.
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Common questions

Asked and answered

What is the average diesel price in Australia?

The typical (median) diesel price is 280.9c a litre, with most sites between 267.9c and 292.9c, across 4,460 sites priced in the last 72 hours as at 27 October 2026, 9:15am.

Why is diesel more expensive than petrol?

Diesel is 41.9c a litre above ULP 91 right now — $21 on a 50L fill. Australian diesel is largely imported and carries a different excise and refining path from petrol, and demand is driven by freight rather than cars, so the two prices move on different cycles. What this page can tell you is the size of the gap today, not what it will be next month.

Is premium diesel worth it?

Premium diesel is 2.0c a litre more than standard here — 282.9c against 280.9c. Whether the detergent additives are worth it depends on your engine and how you drive; the price difference, at least, is small.

Which servo has the cheapest diesel?

Pearl Energy has the lowest typical diesel at 270.7c, then Liberty at 275.5c. The spread within any one brand is usually wider than the gap between brands, so check the sites near you rather than driving to a sign.