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8 kg washing machines

69 current models in this size class: 58 front loaders and 11 top loaders. Prices at the shops tracked run from $547 to $4,299 across 30 of them, checked 10 Sept 2026. The LG WTX3-08W uses the least energy of them, 181 kWh a year.

Commonly published sizing guidance: about 5–6.5 kg for one or two people, 7–8.5 kg for small households, 9–10 kg for a family of four, and 11 kg or more for large households and bulky items. Drum capacity is a ceiling, not a requirement.

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MachineLoadCapacityStarskWh/yrCost/yr @ 32¢W×D×H mmBest price
Haier HWF75KW1Front7.5 kg4.5 211$68595×507×850$588
Haier HWF75AW3Front7.5 kg4.5 218$70595×623×850
LG WV5-1275WFront7.5 kg4.5 224$72600×470×850$699
Haier HWF75AW2Front7.5 kg4 275$88595×600×845
Fisher & Paykel WH7560P2Front7.5 kg4 285$91600×590×850
Westinghouse WWF7524N3WASFront7.5 kg3.5 372$119not listed
Westinghouse WWF7524N3WASFront7.5 kg3.5 372$119not listed
LG WTG7520Top7.5 kg3 413$132590×606×960$699
Haier HWT75AA1Top7.5 kg2.5 533$171550×600×940$547
Whirlpool WRWD582WAUFront+dryer7.5 kg2.5 555$178not listed$1,599
LG WTX3-08WTop8 kg5 181$58590×645×1043$857
Fisher & Paykel WH8060J5Front8 kg5 185$59not listed$899
Fisher & Paykel WH8060P5Front8 kg5 185$59not listed
Samsung WW80T504DTWFront8 kg5 191$61600×550×850
Asko W6088X.W.AUFront8 kg5 200$64595×580×850
Asko W3086CW.AUFront8 kg5 202$65595×572×850$1,889
Asko W4086R.W.AUFront8 kg5 206$66595×580×850
LG WV9-1608BFront8 kg5 207$66600×565×850
Asko W4086P.T.AUFront8 kg5 216$69595×580×850
Bosch WAN24125AUFront8 kg4.5 220$70not listed
Haier HWT08AN1Top8 kg4.5 220$70580×590×1015$770
LG WX3-1208WFront8 kg4.5 225$72600×475×850$699
Miele WCD320Front8 kg4.5 227$73not listed
Miele WDD 030Front8 kg4.5 231$74596×636×850
Miele WWD 660Front8 kg4.5 231$74596×643×850
Miele PWM 908Front8 kg4.5 234$75not listed
Bosch WGE03408AUFront8 kg4.5 235$75598×632×848
Miele PWM 1108Front8 kg4.5 235$75not listed
Miele WTD 161 WCSFront+dryer8 kg4.5 235$75596×637×850$3,199
Miele WTR 871 WPMFront+dryer8 kg4.5 235$75596×637×850$4,299
Bosch WAN28288AUFront8 kg4.5 235$75598×632×845$839
Miele WTD160WCSFront+dryer8 kg4.5 235$75596×637×850
Miele WTR870WPMFront+dryer8 kg4.5 235$75596×637×850
Asko W4086C.W.AUFront8 kg4.5 244$78595×580×850
Asko W1084W.AUFront8 kg4.5 244$78595×572×850$1,619
LG WV5-1208WFront8 kg4.5 246$79600×470×850$799
Fisher & Paykel WH8060P3Front8 kg4.5 248$79not listed
Whirlpool WWPB8502IWFront+dryer8 kg4.5 250$80595×530×820$1,299
LG WV7-1408WFront8 kg4.5 251$80600×560×850$1,149
Miele WWB360Front8 kg4.5 255$82596×643×850$2,199
Miele WEA125Front8 kg4.5 255$82596×636×850$1,699
LG WV9-1408BFront8 kg4.5 263$84600×560×850$1,199
LG WX3-1408GFront8 kg4.5 263$84600×565×850$899
Samsung WW80T4040CEFront8 kg4 272$87not listed
Westinghouse WWF8024M5WAFront8 kg4 274$88600×660×850
Electrolux EWF8023P5WCFront8 kg4 274$88600×659×850
Westinghouse WWF8024M5WASFront8 kg4 284$91600×660×850$599
Samsung WA80CG5441BWTop8 kg4 286$92not listed
Miele WTZH 730 WPMFront+dryer8 kg4 293$94596×714×850
Fisher & Paykel WL8060P1Top8 kg4 299$96600×600×1045
Whirlpool FWRB8002IWFront8 kg4 299$96not listed$749
Bosch WAN24123AUFront8 kg4 300$96not listed
Haier HWD8040BW1Front+dryer8 kg4 302$97595×635×850
Whirlpool FDLR80210Front8 kg4 310$99595×630×845$999
Fisher & Paykel WH8060J3Front8 kg4 310$99600×590×850
LG WV1-1208WFront8 kg4 313$100600×550×850$599
Fisher & Paykel WH8060F1Front8 kg4 319$102600×645×850
Westinghouse WWT8084J7WATop8 kg3 438$140670×720×1095$749
Haier HWF85KW1Front8.5 kg5 185$59595×565×850$629
Fisher & Paykel WH8560E1Front8.5 kg5 185$59not listed
Fisher & Paykel WH8560P3Front8.5 kg4.5 265$85600×655×850
LG WTL1-85WTop8.5 kg4 289$92632×670×970$899
Haier HWF85ANB1Front8.5 kg4 300$96595×638×850
Fisher & Paykel WH8560F1Front8.5 kg4 329$105600×645×850
Samsung WW85T554DABFront8.5 kg4 333$107not listed
Samsung WW85T3040WWFront8.5 kg3.5 396$127595×505×850
LG WTG8521Top8.5 kg2.5 580$186632×670×1020$899
Whirlpool WB90805Top8.5 kg2 670$214570×592×965$749
Samsung WA85R6350BWTop8.5 kg2 750$240637×701×1075

Specifications are from the Australian Government's energy-rating database; prices from dated retailer and manufacturer-store checks. The full table filters this set against every other current machine, including by the space it has to fit.