c/kWh
per week
$/kLusage charge on your water bill
Capacity
12 kg
Top loader
Energy rating
5
Annual electricity use
159 kWh
Label: 279 kWh ยท 0.76 kWh per wash
Estimated running cost
$51 / year
$51 electricity + $0 water ยท $509 over 10 years
Water per wash
0.0 L ยท Eco Cotton, Press Spin button for more than 3 sec, Temp. Hot and Cold programme

23% less electricity than the median of 23 comparable 11 to 12 kg top loader washing machine registrations (364 kWh a year on the label basis). It uses less than 91% of them. At your rates that is about $16 a year less than the median, $155 over 10 years.

How efficient is it for its size?

kWh per year. Bar: the middle 80% of 23 comparable 11 to 12 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 11 to 12 kg top loader washing machine sold in Australia, counted once per registration, on the label usage basis.

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LG WTX5-12W specifications

Loading
Top loader
Rated capacity
12.0 kg
Combined washer-dryer
No
Wash action
impeller
Water per wash
0.0 L
Water efficiency index
0.570
Programme tested
Eco Cotton, Press Spin button for more than 3 sec, Temp. Hot and Cold
Programme time
225 min
Internal heater
โ€“
Dimensions (Wร—Hร—D)
651 ร— 1,060 ร— 680 mm
Annual energy (label)
279 kWh
Star rating index
5.00
Country of manufacture
Thailand

Other model numbers on registration ACW1631

Australian GEMS registration details

Registration number
ACW1631
GEMS registration id
173046
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
29 September 2030
Registered for sale in
Australia, New Zealand
Family
WTX5-12
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.