Australia Fuel Shortage Tracker
Live outage map — which petrol stations are out of fuel, by state
198
stations affected
283
fuel-type outages
Is there a fuel shortage in Australia right now?
As of 10 August 2026, 198 petrol stations across Australia are reporting fuel outages (283 fuel-type outages in total). The live map and list below show exactly which stations are out of unleaded or diesel, by state, updated every 30 minutes from official government feeds.
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Today's shortage analysis
- ·198 stations are currently reporting at least one fuel outage nationally, across 283 fuel-type outages.
- ·Independent stations account for 59% of affected sites vs 41% major chains, suggesting smaller operators face greater supply chain pressure.
- ·On the Run has the highest number of affected sites (22 stations, 11% of all outages).
- ·SA has the highest concentration with 53 affected stations (7.3% of tracked stations), followed by NSW with 50.
- ·Regular unleaded (U91) remains relatively available, accounting for only 16% of outages. Most shortages are concentrated in diesel and premium fuels.
Outages by state
Outages by fuel type
Affected stations
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Will Australia run out of fuel?
A nationwide fuel run-out is very unlikely — but localised shortages are real and happen regularly. As of 10 August 2026, PetrolPulse is tracking 198 stations with at least one fuel type unavailable. Almost every one is a local issue at an individual site, not the country running dry.
More than 90% of Australia's transport fuel is imported or refined from imported crude, and the country holds strategic reserves under the Fuel Security Act. What drives the outages you actually see at the pump is logistics, not national supply: flooded or cut highways to regional and remote towns, a refinery or import-terminal disruption, a tanker-delivery backlog, or panic buying that empties tanks faster than they refill. These clear in days, and they show up on the map above station by station.
Is petrol being rationed in Australia?
“Rationing” means a service station limits how much fuel each customer can buy — a set number of litres, or a dollar cap per fill. In Australia this is rare and local: it tends to appear in regional and remote areas (parts of the NT, northern QLD and WA) when floods, cyclones or a supply-chain disruption cut off resupply, and it lifts once deliveries resume.
There is no national petrol rationing in Australia. If you're planning a trip through an affected region, use the live map above to see which stations are reporting outages, find the nearest stations with stock, and call ahead before a long detour — availability can change within hours.
Why do outage counts differ between fuel shortage trackers?
Mostly freshness rules. PetrolPulse only shows an outage while the evidence is current: an explicit out-of-stock report is dropped if the government feed stops re-confirming it within 48 hours, and a fuel that silently disappears from a feed is shown as a possible shortage for at most 30 days — after that we treat it as no longer stocked at that station, not as an outage. Trackers without these cut-offs can keep stations flagged as “out” for months on a signal last seen long ago, which inflates their totals.
Every signal on this page originates from official state government reporting systems — nothing is crowdsourced or estimated. This methodology is why PetrolPulse's outage data has powered fuel-shortage coverage across national outlets including The Australian, news.com.au, the Herald Sun and Adelaide Now.
Written and reviewed by Mark Schreuder, founder of PetrolPulse · First published 2 July 2026
How this tracker works
Data sources, confidence levels, and coverage caveats
Government data sources
All outage data comes from official state government fuel reporting systems. Some states report out-of-stock signals directly. Others are detected when a fuel type stops appearing in the price feed. PetrolPulse applies validation rules to filter out false positives from feed delays, closed stations, or fuels a station has never stocked, and an explicit out-of-stock report is only shown while the source feed keeps confirming it (reports not re-confirmed within 48 hours are dropped).
Frequently updated
Data refreshes continuously from state government feeds. Update frequency varies by state, from every 30 minutes to twice daily.
Always confirm before travelling
This tracker is a live guide, not a guarantee. Stock status can change quickly. Call ahead if you are making a special trip.
PetrolPulse aggregates official government fuel feeds across all states and territories to produce a unified national outage view. Because availability is inferred from those feeds rather than reported by the station directly, treat a listing as a reason to call ahead, not confirmation that a station is dry.