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Laundry cabinet sizes in Australia

Plan a laundry around the machines and the trough first, then fill the gaps with cabinets. Real product sizes, in millimetres, with sources.

Lay out your laundry at these sizes — free in 3D

Checked against sources on 27 September 2026

The short answer

The numbers that matter.

Plan the appliances first. The two front loaders we checked are 600–602mm wide and 850mm high, but 659–661mm deep, so both stand proud of a 600mm bench. A 45 litre trough unit we checked is 565mm wide, 518mm deep and 870mm high. An accessibility guideline asks for 1200mm clear in front of laundry benches and appliances at its Gold level. Check your own model's installation guide for clearances.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

These are common sizes and published guidance, not rules. Every cabinet can be sized to the room and the people using it. Confirm appliance and fixture sizes against the exact model you buy.

The sizes

Sizes in millimetres, with sources.

Each row links to the source it came from.

Front-loader washing machines

Two current models sold in Australia, from two makers. Heights match; widths and depths differ slightly.

Element	Size	Source
10kg front loader (Fisher & Paykel WH1060D5): W × H × D	602 × 850 × 661mm	[1]
8kg front loader (Electrolux EWF8024Q5WB): W × H × D	600 × 850 × 659mm	[2]

Laundry trough

A freestanding 45L stainless trough with its own cabinet.

Element	Size	Source
45L trough unit: W × D × H	565 × 518 × 870mm	[3]

Space in front of the bench

From a voluntary Australian accessibility guideline, not the building code.

Element	Size	Source
Clear width in front of benches and appliances (Gold level)	1200mm	[4]
Clear width in front of benches and appliances (Platinum level)	1550mm	[4]
Recess left for an appliance not yet installed	at least 600mm deep	[4]

Worked example

Work out the run.

Simple arithmetic on the figures above. Swap in your own measurements.

One washer + one trough side by side: 602mm + 565mm = 1167mm before any clearance, fillers or end panels.
Depth: a 661mm deep machine is 61mm deeper than a 600mm bench. Either bring the bench forward, set the machine back into a recess if the plumbing allows, or choose a shallower model.
Under a bench: the machines above are 850mm high. Subtract your benchtop thickness from the bench height to get the space underneath, then compare it with the installation guide's required gap.
Room depth for a one-sided laundry at the guideline's Gold level: 600mm bench + 1200mm clear = 1800mm wall to wall.

Layouts

Putting it together.

Got the sizes? See laundry layout ideas that work for four layouts and the starting width of each part.

What we could not verify

Limits of this guide.

Side, top and rear clearances differ by model and are set in each machine's installation guide. We have not printed a figure because we could not verify one that applies to every machine.
Dryers, heat-pump dryers and stacking kits were not checked for this guide.
We found no Australian Standard that fixes laundry bench heights. Match your kitchen, or pick what suits the people using it.
The 1200mm and 1550mm clearances come from a voluntary guideline (Livable Housing Australia, Gold and Platinum levels), not the building code.

Questions

Common questions.

How wide is the space for a front-loader washing machine?

The two front loaders we checked are 600mm and 602mm wide and 850mm high, so plan a space at least as wide as your machine and add whatever side clearance its installation guide asks for.

How deep is a front-loader washing machine?

Depth varies more than width. The two current models we checked are 659mm and 661mm deep, so both stand about 60mm proud of a standard 600mm bench. Check the depth of your exact model.

What size is a laundry trough cabinet?

A freestanding 45 litre stainless trough unit we checked is 565mm wide, 518mm deep and 870mm high. Built-in troughs vary, so use your product's spec sheet.

Can a washing machine fit under a laundry bench?

Often, but check the numbers: the machines we checked are 850mm high, so the space under your benchtop must be at least 850mm plus the clearance in the machine's installation guide.

How much space do you need in front of a washing machine?

A voluntary Australian accessibility guideline asks for at least 1200mm of clear width in front of laundry benches and appliances at its Gold level, and 1550mm at Platinum.

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Sources

Where the numbers come from.

10kg Series 7 Contemporary Front Loader Washer, FlexiDose WH1060D5: specifications — Fisher & Paykel Australia, accessed 27 September 2026.
8kg UltimateCare 500 front load washing machine EWF8024Q5WB: specifications — Electrolux Australia, accessed 27 September 2026.
45L Everhard Project SS laundry unit, 565W x 518D — National Apollo (retailer listing), accessed 27 September 2026.
Livable Housing Design Guidelines, 4th edition (2017) — Livable Housing Australia (copy hosted by Universal Design Australia), accessed 27 September 2026.