A road-supplied market that keeps pace with Melbourne
Ballarat's fuel comes by road from the terminals around Melbourne and Geelong, about 115 km away. Even so, since April 2026 its average unleaded price has sat about a cent below Melbourne's, and it moves with the capital's from day to day.
Central Ballarat beats the edges
Across September 2026 the cheaper stations were in central Ballarat, Ballarat North and Alfredton, around 3–5¢/L under the city average. The fringe stations at Buninyong, Warrenheip and Brown Hill ran above it. On a typical day about 16¢/L separated the cheaper and dearer ends of town.
Victorian data runs a little behind
Victoria's fuel price reporting scheme publishes once daily rather than in real time, so PetrolPulse's Ballarat prices can sit up to a day behind the bowser. Treat them as a directional read, and confirm at the pump before driving across town for a cheaper price.
Written and reviewed by Mark Schreuder, founder of PetrolPulse