Diesel Prices in South Australia Today: Average Price Per Litre

The short answer

What does diesel cost in South Australia today?

282.9c a litre, and 48.5c more than petrol.That's the typical diesel price in South Australia right now, across 365 sites with a price in the last 72 hours. Most pay between 268.9c and 297.9c. Diesel sits 48.5c a litre above ULP 91 (234.4c), which is $24 more on a 50L fill — worth knowing if you still think of diesel as the cheaper fuel. On a 70L ute tank it's $34. Premium diesel costs the same in South Australia. Both sit at 282.9c, so there is nothing to weigh up — take whichever the site sells.

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Which brand has the cheapest diesel in South Australia?

United Petroleum at 273.9c, against 287.9c at Ampol — 14.0c a litre, or $7.00 a tank. A brand needs 25 priced diesel sites to appear.

Brand	Typical Diesel	Most pay between	vs all brands	Sites
1United PetroleumNo points	273.9c	265.7–282.9c	−9.0c	32
2BPQantas, 1 pt/L	281.7c	275.3–289.9c	−1.2c	40
3Shell Reddy ExpressFlybuys, 0.5 pt/$	284.9c	275.3–288.9c	+2.0c	29
4Independent / unbrandedNo points	285.9c	276–310.5c	+3.0c	140
5AmpolEveryday Rewards, 1 pt/$	287.9c	276.9–290.9c	+5.0c	51

How these numbers are worked out. Every figure is the median price across every priced diesel site in South Australia, 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. 40 prices discarded this build. Prices as at 2 November 2026, 9:15am.

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Common questions

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What is the average diesel price in South Australia?

The typical (median) diesel price is 282.9c a litre, with most sites between 268.9c and 297.9c, across 365 sites priced in the last 72 hours as at 2 November 2026, 9:15am.

Why is diesel more expensive than petrol?

Diesel is 48.5c a litre above ULP 91 in South Australia right now — $24 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 the same price than standard here — 282.9c against 282.9c. 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 in South Australia?

United Petroleum has the lowest typical diesel at 273.9c, then BP at 281.7c. 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.

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