Newcastle Petrol Prices Today — How to Find the Cheapest Fuel in Newcastle

Newcastle Petrol Prices — What You're Paying at the Pump

Newcastle and Hunter Region drivers benefit from NSW's mandatory FuelCheck scheme, which provides real-time petrol price data across all Hunter Region servos. Understanding the price cycle and using FuelCheck can help Newcastle households find the cheapest available fuel at any time.

How to Find the Cheapest Petrol in Newcastle

The NSW Government's FuelCheck covers Newcastle and the Hunter Region, providing real-time prices from all local fuel retailers. The FuelCheck app (iOS and Android) allows Newcastle drivers to search by suburb, postcode or current location to find the cheapest unleaded, premium, E10 and diesel prices in the region.

Additional tools for Newcastle fuel prices:

• MotorMouth — motormouth.com.au — integrates FuelCheck data with price trend analysis
• NRMA Fuel Price Report — The NRMA publishes regular Hunter Region fuel price analysis at nrma.com.au

Newcastle Petrol Price Cycle

Newcastle follows NSW's price cycle, which typically sees the cheapest prices mid-week — particularly Tuesday and Wednesday. FuelCheck's price history charts make it easy to see where in the cycle prices are sitting and when the best time to fill up is likely to be.

Understanding Newcastle Fuel Prices — The Fuel Excise

The Commonwealth fuel excise of approximately 48.8 cents per litre applies uniformly across Newcastle and the Hunter. Excise is indexed to CPI biannually and forms a substantial component of the pump price for all fuel grades.

Newcastle and Hunter Fuel Types

• Unleaded 91 — Standard grade and most affordable
• Unleaded 95 and 98 (Premium) — Higher octane grades at a premium
• E10 — Ethanol blend; typically cheapest and suitable for most vehicles
• Diesel — Separate cycle; used by commercial vehicles, utes and SUVs serving the Hunter's significant mining and agricultural sectors

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