A port city with its own fuel terminal
Mackay has fuel import facilities at its port, so the city is supplied by sea rather than trucked from the south. It still pays a little more than the capital: since April 2026 Mackay's average unleaded price has sat about 3–4¢/L above Brisbane's, while moving with it from day to day.
Rural View and the western edge run cheaper
Across September 2026 the cheaper stations were in Rural View, Walkerston and Glenella, with Rural View about 5¢/L under the city average. Mackay North and Andergrove ran above it. On a typical day about 12¢/L separated the cheaper and dearer stations.
Written and reviewed by Mark Schreuder, founder of PetrolPulse