Dishwashers in Australia: specs, sizes and prices

247 dishwasher models from the 20 brands whose prices are checked daily, of the 451 registered for sale in Australia, with type, place settings, water use, running costs and retail prices. The table filters by type, size and brand. Prices checked 28 Oct 2026. Registration permits a model to be sold; it is not a record of what shops hold. 100 of these carry a price from the retailers checked.

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Capacity is measured in place settings: one setting is the full dinner service for one person — dinner plate, side plate, bowl, glass, cup, saucer and cutlery. Full-size machines hold 12 to 16 settings; 45 cm models usually 9 or 10. On that definition a household of four fills four settings a meal, so a 12-setting machine holds about three meals before it needs running — pots and serving dishes take the space faster.

Specifications are from the Australian Government's energy-rating database (CC BY 3.0 AU); prices come from dated retailer checks and refresh daily — the changes those checks record are logged in the price log. The energy figure assumes one wash a day on the labelled program, and the water figure is for one labelled wash. Dishwashers are tested to AS/NZS 2007.1 on a program the manufacturer nominates, usually eco, which washes at lower temperatures and so runs longer than everyday programs. The tested program must still meet the standard's cleaning requirements. Drying performance is not recorded in any dataset used here; noise figures, where shown, come from retailer spec sheets. The other registered models, which the daily price check does not reach, are in the rest of the register.