c/kWh
per week
$/kLusage charge on your water bill
Wash capacity
10 kg
Front loader
Energy rating
4.5
Annual electricity use
181 kWh
Label: 318 kWh · 0.87 kWh per wash
Estimated running cost
$58 / year
$58 electricity + $0 water · $580 over 10 years
Water per wash
0.0 L · Cotton Eco, 40℃, Normal Soil, Normal Rinse, 1600RPM programme

20% more electricity than the median of 23 comparable 10 kg front loader washer dryer registrations (266 kWh a year on the label basis). It uses less than 26% of them. At your rates that is about $9 a year more than the median, $95 over 10 years.

How efficient is it for its size?

kWh per year. Bar: the middle 80% of 23 comparable 10 kg front loader washer dryer registrations. Dot: this model (above the median). Hover or tab to a mark for its value.

Cohort: every currently registered 10 kg front loader washer dryer sold in Australia, counted once per registration, on the label usage basis.

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LG WD1610NSW specifications

Loading
Front loader
Rated capacity
10.0 kg
Combined washer-dryer
Yes
Wash action
–
Water per wash
0.0 L
Water efficiency index
0.530
Programme tested
Cotton Eco, 40℃, Normal Soil, Normal Rinse, 1600RPM
Programme time
296 min
Internal heater
–
Dimensions (W×H×D)
600 × 850 × 675 mm
Annual energy (label)
318 kWh
Star rating index
4.51
Country of manufacture
South Korea

Australian GEMS registration details

Registration number
ACW1178
GEMS registration id
144330
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
19 February 2027
Registered for sale in
Australia, New Zealand
Family
–
Regulatory standard
Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (Clothes Washing Machines) Determination 2024
Test standard
AS/NZS 2040.1:2005/Amdt 3:2010

Source: Australian Government Energy Rating (GEMS) registration data, DCCEEW via data.gov.au (CC BY 3.0 AU). Dataset published 22 September 2026; last checked 23 September 2026. How the derived figures are calculated.