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AEO for coworking spaces in Brisbane: AI search visibility ranking

By monitoraeo Last updated August 08, 2026 Refreshed every 90 days

How AI search engines rank coworking spaces in Brisbane by visibility and citations. 16 providers measured quarterly across Google AI Mode: which providers the AI names in answers, which domains it cites as sources, and how the leaders compare. Coworking operators serving Brisbane startups, consultants, and hybrid teams with flexible desks, private offices, meeting rooms, and community workspace. Composite score: 70% visibility (% of AI answers naming the brand) + 30% citation rate (% citing the brand's domain). Full methodology →

Avg visibility across category

14%

Avg citation rate

16/16

Brands successfully audited

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When AI engines are asked about coworking spaces in Brisbane, Salt Space Coworking comes out as the clear leader, with WeWork and Lightspace also frequently mentioned. Salt Space Coworking enjoys a visibility score of 12.5 percent, showcasing its prominence in AI-generated responses and indicating strong recognition among top brands.

The rankings reflect data sourced from highly cited domains like google.com and deskpass.com, as well as brand-specific sites like saltspace.com.au and wework.com. These sources include aggregator and review sites, capturing a comprehensive array of user experiences. This means the AI engines rely on a wide array of recent and authoritative information to form their answers.

For buyers, this page implies a focus on brands with strong online presence and validated customer feedback. Notably, AI engines prioritize brands mentioned across reputable sources. Therefore, when choosing a provider, consider ones like Salt Space that possess not only frequent mentions but also recent reviews and third-party approval.

At a glance

Category leader Salt Space Coworking 12% visibility · named in 1 of 8 AI answers

Most cited brand Salt Space Coworking 62% citation rate · the AI's most-trusted source brand in coworking spaces in Brisbane

Top cited domain google.com Referenced by AI across the coworking spaces in Brisbane query set — the highest-leverage PR target in this category

Visibility spread 12pp Gap between top and bottom of the ranking · 15 brands at 0% (invisible to the AI)

What we observed in this category

Salt Space Coworking holds the only non-zero visibility score in the category at 12.5%, against a category average of just 0.8%. That gap is significant because it means Salt Space is the only brand actually appearing in AI-generated responses, not merely being cited in source links. Its composite score of 27.5 is more than double that of second-ranked WeWork at 18.8, and no other brand comes close, making this a near-monopoly on active AI presence in the Brisbane coworking category.

WeWork presents the clearest case of citation without visibility in this dataset. It matches Salt Space on citation rate at 62.5%, yet its visibility score is 0.0%, down from 25.0% in the previous period. This means Google AI Mode pulls WeWork as a reference source but does not surface it as a named answer in responses. Christie Spaces shows an even sharper divergence, dropping from rank 3 to rank 13 with both visibility and citation falling 12.5 points each, suggesting a complete loss of AI traction.

Google AI Mode is the top engine for every brand in this dataset, indicating the audit is anchored entirely on that single engine. Among cited sources, google.com and deskpass.com appear alongside saltspace.com.au and wework.com, suggesting AI responses in this category draw on directory-style and aggregator pages as well as brand domains. The presence of brisbane.qld.gov.au and office-hub.com in the source list points to local government and commercial listing platforms carrying notable weight in how AI constructs answers about Brisbane coworking.

Movers & shakers since last refresh

Biggest visibility risers

Salt Space Coworking 0% → 12% · rank #2 → #1
+12pp

Biggest visibility fallers

WeWork 25% → 0% · rank #1 → #2
-25pp
Christie Spaces 12% → 0% · rank #3 → #13
-12pp

The AEO ranking

#	Brand	Visibility	Citation	Top engine
1	Salt Space Coworking saltspace.com.au	12%	62%	Google AI Mode
Salt Space is the only brand with any visibility (12.5% vs a 0.8% category average), and its 62.5% citation rate gives it the highest composite score at 27.5.
2	WeWork wework.com	0%	62%	Google AI Mode
WeWork matches Salt Space on citation at 62.5% but has zero visibility after falling 25 points, making it the starkest named-but-not-surfaced brand in the category.
3	Lightspace lightspace.net.au	0%	25%	Google AI Mode
Lightspace shares a 25.0% citation rate and a composite score of 7.5 with Servcorp and Regus, placing it mid-tier with no differentiation from its two immediate peers.
4	Servcorp servcorp.com.au	0%	25%	Google AI Mode
Servcorp holds a composite score of 7.5 with 25.0% citation and zero visibility, identical to Lightspace and Regus, indicating no AI Mode advantage over local or smaller competitors.
5	Regus regus.com	0%	25%	Google AI Mode
Regus, a global brand, scores the same composite 7.5 as Lightspace and Servcorp, suggesting brand scale does not translate to AI visibility advantage in this Brisbane-specific category.
6	WOTSO wotso.com	0%	12%	Google AI Mode
7	The Work Project theworkproject.com	0%	12%	Google AI Mode
8	Space&Co spaceandco.com.au	0%	0%	Google AI Mode
9	Tank Stream Labs tankstreamlabs.com	0%	0%	Google AI Mode
10	Hub Australia hubaustralia.com	0%	0%	Google AI Mode
11	The Commons thecommons.com.au	0%	0%	Google AI Mode
12	Fishburners fishburners.org	0%	0%	Google AI Mode
13	Christie Spaces christiespaces.com.au	0%	0%	Google AI Mode
14	MOB by TAFE Queensland mobqld.com.au	0%	0%	Google AI Mode
15	The Executive Centre executivecentre.com	0%	0%	Google AI Mode
16	The Cove Workspace thecoveworkspace.com.au	0%	0%	Google AI Mode

Sources AI engines trust in this category

Across the 8 buyer-intent queries we ran on coworking spaces in Brisbane, these are the domains Google AI Mode cited most often. If you're not on this list — or if your competitors are — that's a concrete PR / linkbuilding target.

google.comdeskpass.comsaltspace.com.auesim.holafly.comwework.comoffice-hub.comthefactorycowork.combrisbane.qld.gov.au

How to read this AEO ranking

Four things worth knowing before you act on the numbers above. These are the same definitions across every industry page — for category-specific observations, see the What we observed section above (where available) and the per-brand insights inline in the ranking.

Visibility = being named

A brand's visibility % is the share of AI answers that mention it by name in the response prose. This is who AI engines actively recommend to the buyer. More on visibility →

Citation rate = being trusted

Citation rate is the share of AI answers that include the brand's domain as a clickable source link. This is what the AI treats as authoritative evidence, different from being named. More on citation rate →

Top engine differs by brand

The "top engine" column shows which AI surface each brand performs best on. Big gaps between a brand's score across engines usually points to specific content or schema gaps. How AI engines pick sources →

AEO rankings move month to month

AI engines re-crawl and re-rank on shorter cycles than classical search. We re-audit every brand on this list at least every 90 days and refresh this page automatically. How AI search ranking works →

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Frequently asked about AEO for coworking spaces in Brisbane

Who leads AI visibility in the Brisbane coworking category?

Salt Space Coworking leads with a visibility score of 12.5% and a composite score of 27.5, the only brand above zero on visibility in the entire category.

Which brand has the biggest gap between citation rate and visibility in this category?

WeWork has a citation rate of 62.5% but zero visibility, the widest gap in the dataset, meaning it is referenced in AI sources but not named in AI responses.

What sources does Google AI Mode anchor on for Brisbane coworking research?

The top cited sources include google.com, deskpass.com, saltspace.com.au, wework.com, office-hub.com, and brisbane.qld.gov.au, indicating a mix of brand sites, aggregator directories, and a local government domain.

Which brand experienced the sharpest rank decline in this audit period?

Christie Spaces fell 10 positions from rank 3 to rank 13, losing 12.5 points in both visibility and citation, the largest single-brand drop in the dataset.

How does the category average compare to the leading brand's visibility?

The category average visibility is 0.8%, while Salt Space Coworking sits at 12.5%, meaning the top brand is running at more than 15 times the category average.

Do global coworking brands outperform local brands in Brisbane AI visibility?

No. WeWork, Servcorp, and Regus all score zero on visibility, while locally focused Salt Space Coworking is the only brand with any AI Mode visibility in this category.