c/kWh
per week
$/kLusage charge on your water bill
Capacity
9 kg
Top loader
Energy rating
4
Annual electricity use
160 kWh
Label: 280 kWh Β· 0.77 kWh per wash
Estimated running cost
$51 / year
$511 over 10 years
Water per wash
– Β· Standard + Warm + Water Level 8 programme

18% less electricity than the median of 23 comparable 9 kg top loader washing machine registrations (342 kWh a year on the label basis). It uses less than 70% of them. At your rates that is about $11 a year less than the median, $113 over 10 years.

How efficient is it for its size?

kWh per year. Bar: the middle 80% of 23 comparable 9 kg top loader washing machine registrations. Dot: this model (below the median). Hover or tab to a mark for its value.

Cohort: every currently registered 9 kg top loader washing machine sold in Australia, counted once per registration, on the label usage basis.

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Kogan KATTOPLWM9A specifications

Loading
Top loader
Rated capacity
9.0 kg
Combined washer-dryer
No
Wash action
impeller
Water per wash
–
Water efficiency index
0.784
Programme tested
Standard + Warm + Water Level 8
Programme time
300 min
Internal heater
No
Dimensions (WΓ—HΓ—D)
–
Annual energy (label)
280 kWh
Star rating index
4.04
Country of manufacture
China

Other model numbers on registration ACW1774

Australian GEMS registration details

Registration number
ACW1774
GEMS registration id
176251
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
26 February 2031
Registered for sale in
Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
Family
KATTOPLWM9*
Regulatory standard
Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (Clothes Washing Machines) Determination 2024
Test standard
AS/NZS 2040.1:2021 +A1

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.