Front or Top Loader? Find out which is more popular, and what are the top five washing machines on the market.
Ask any white goods retailer, and they’ll tell you: when it comes to buying a new washing machine, the question of whether to get a top-loader or a front-loader inevitably enters the conversation. Recent findings from Roy Morgan’s extensive Single Source survey show that while traditional top-loading machines still outnumber front-loaders in Australian households, they are on the wane as front-loaders become more popular.
More than half (52%) of Aussie households own a top-loading washing machine, a decrease from 2010 when it was 60%. In the meantime, there has been a corresponding increase in the proportion of households with a front-loader, now at 34% (up from 27% five years ago).
Whether a household opts for one or the other appears to be linked to what stage of the ‘life cycle’ its occupants are at. Although top-loaders are more common than front-loaders in all household types, their prevalence varies considerably, as the chart below indicates.
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So here are ApartmentDevleopments.com.au’s top washing machines for 2015.
Miele 7.5kg Front Loader $1799
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Asko 7kg Front Load Washer - $1699
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Samsung 7.5kg Top Loader - $799
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LG Large Capacity 10kg Washer - $1396
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