FuelCheck: Real-Time Fuel Prices for Service Stations in New South Wales

FuelCheck provides real-time information about fuel prices at service stations across New South Wales. The dataset is published by Fair Trading under a CC-BY-SA-4.0 license and was last updated on 2026-04 15. It enables motorists to find the cheapest fuel, get directions, and search by fuel type or brand.

Use Cases

• Build a real-time fuel price comparison application based on the location and price data.
• Analyze regional fuel price trends and volatility based on the real-time price updates.
• Model consumer fuel purchasing behavior based on the ability to search by type and brand.
• Develop a route optimization tool for motorists based on the integration with directions to service stations.

Strengths

• Data is updated in real-time, providing current price information.
• Covers service stations across the entire state of New South Wales.
• Includes multiple fuel types such as E10, Regular, and LPG.
• Available in multiple accessible formats including CSV and Excel.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to data_gov_au, being limited to New South Wales.

Provenance

Source

Fair Trading, New South Wales government.

Collection Method

Likely gathered from mandatory price reporting by service stations, using cellular, Wi-Fi, and GPS networks for location.

Time Range

Real-time, with historical data likely available.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-15 02:56:38.675185; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Service stations across New South Wales, Australia.