c/kWh
per week
Capacity
6 kg
Condenser, washer-dryer
Energy rating
3.5
Annual electricity use
211 kWh
Label: 211 kWh Β· 4.1 kWh per load
Estimated running cost
$68 / year
$675 over 10 years
Control
Auto-sensing Β· Cupboard+ programme

11% more electricity than the median of 72 comparable 6 kg and under condenser dryer registrations (191 kWh a year on the label basis). It uses less than 24% of them. At your rates that is about $6 a year more than the median, $64 over 10 years.

How efficient is it for its size?

kWh per year. Bar: the middle 80% of 72 comparable 6 kg and under condenser dryer registrations. Dot: this model (above the median). Hover or tab to a mark for its value.

Cohort: every currently registered 6 kg and under condenser dryer sold in Australia, counted once per registration, on the label usage basis.

Clothes dryers that use less electricity

Same type and size group, at least 3% lower annual kWh on the label basis.

ModelStarsEst. cost / yrCompare
Miele TCA220 WP7 kg99 kWh/yr9$32
Miele TxB 140 WP7 kg100 kWh/yr9$32
Haier HTDWD1060TB16 kg116 kWh/yr7$37
LG WD1610NSW6 kg119 kWh/yr7$38
Midea MD110H70/W-AU7 kg120 kWh/yr7$38

kWh and cost on the label usage basis; the product page adjusts to your usage.

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ModelStarsEst. cost / yrCompare
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Kogan KAWWASH9D6E6 kg210 kWh/yr3.5$67
Aeg LWA8516O5A6 kg229 kWh/yr3$73
Kogan KAWWASH9D6D6 kg210 kWh/yr3.5$67
Electrolux EWW1043R76 kg220 kWh/yr3$70
Telefunken TF1060AU10FLWD6 kg228 kWh/yr3$73

kWh and cost on the label usage basis; the product page adjusts to your usage.

Other LG models of similar size

ModelStarsEst. cost / yrCompare
LG WVC5-1410W6 kg195 kWh/yr4$62

kWh and cost on the label usage basis; the product page adjusts to your usage.

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LG WXC3-1410W specifications

Type (government)
Condenser
Rated capacity
6.0 kg
Combination washer-dryer
Yes
Control
autosensing
Programme tested
Cupboard+
Programme time
350 min
Moisture removed in test
–
Dimensions (WΓ—HΓ—D)
600 Γ— 850 Γ— 565 mm
Annual energy (label)
211 kWh
Star rating index
3.52
Country of manufacture
China

Australian GEMS registration details

Registration number
ACD0970
GEMS registration id
177802
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
25 March 2031
Registered for sale in
Australia, New Zealand
Family
–
Regulatory standard
Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (Rotary Clothes Dryers) Determination 2024
Test standard
AS/NZS 2442.1:2021 + A1 + A2

Source: Australian Government Energy Rating (GEMS) registration data, DCCEEW via data.gov.au (CC BY 3.0 AU). Dataset published 20 September 2026; last checked 20 September 2026. How the derived figures are calculated.