Thomastown — local market overview
Thomastown has 4 stations in our live directory carrying UntitledDDD.png, BP.png and CALTEX.png. Unleaded currently runs from 193.0¢/L at CALTEX.png up to 200.9¢/L — a 7.9¢/L spread, so the closest bowser is rarely the cheapest. The suburb average sits at 195.7¢/L, with a median of 194.4¢/L.
Thomastown sits in Northern Melbourne, within Whittlesea — use this hub to compare board prices across 4 tracked stations before you join your usual commute corridor.
- Stations
- 4
- Reporting unleaded
- 4
- Average unleaded
- 195.7¢/L
- Median unleaded
- 194.4¢/L
Pricing trends and cycle context
Thomastown's median unleaded (194.4¢/L) runs about 1.8¢/L above the Melbourne reference median. Comparing nearby suburbs or waiting for the next cycle trough may recover a few cents per litre.
Current Melbourne average is 0.3¢/L above the typical metro median. Avoid panic fills if you have a few days of range left.
Board prices are typically elevated near the cycle peak. Unless you are nearly empty, waiting for the next discount phase is usually cheaper.
Melbourne-wide unleaded has been firming — about 7.6¢/L higher across the last 5 days in our reference data (now near 192.7¢/L).
Today's Thomastown median (194.4¢/L) should be read against that metro context; metro diesel averages near 193.5¢/L in the same snapshot.
- Thomastown median
- 194.4¢/L
- Melbourne median
- 192.7¢/L
- Difference
- +1.8¢/L
- Cycle phase
- Near cycle peak
- Cheapest in Thomastown
- 193.0¢/L
- Melbourne reference
- 192.7¢/L
Driving routes and corridors in Thomastown
Thomastown drivers often compare prices along 72 Keon Parade before joining peak traffic — multiple servos on the same strip mean the cheapest board is rarely the first you pass.
Commuting and fill-up timing in Thomastown
Many drivers here use the Hume Freeway, Sydney Road, or the ring road for work trips — filling along those corridors before peak traffic often beats waiting until you are back in a quiet pocket.
Listed unleaded in Thomastown currently centres around a 194.4¢/L median and 195.7¢/L average — timing fills with the Melbourne weekly cycle (mid-week lows, weekend highs are common) often matters as much as brand choice.
Station price summary — Thomastown
Thomastown has 4 stations with published unleaded a 7.9¢/L spread between the cheapest and dearest boards. Ranked below cheapest-first — tap through for other grades and freshness timestamps.
- COLES EXPRESS THOMASTOWN200.9¢/L (highest listed) · UntitledDDD.png
Grades available in Thomastown
Thomastown stations currently report Unleaded 91, Diesel and Premium 95/98 in our directory (4 listings for Unleaded 91 alone). Open each fuel-type page for ranked boards and last-reported timestamps.
Listed diesel starts 5.9¢/L above the cheapest unleaded in Thomastown.
Across 4 diesel and 4 unleaded listings, averages sit at 201.8¢/L diesel vs 195.7¢/L unleaded. Running-cost comparisons depend on your vehicle — use our diesel vs petrol calculator for longer trips.
- Lowest unleaded
- 193.0¢/L
- Lowest diesel
- 198.9¢/L
- Avg unleaded
- 195.7¢/L
- Avg diesel
- 201.8¢/L