AEO for mortgage brokers in Melbourne: AI search visibility ranking
How AI search engines rank mortgage brokers in Melbourne by visibility and citations. 20 brands measured quarterly across Google AI Mode: which brands the AI names in answers, which domains it cites as sources, and how the leaders compare. Mortgage brokers serving Melbourne borrowers with owner-occupier loans, refinancing, investment property lending, and tailored finance advice across greater Melbourne. Composite score: 70% visibility (% of AI answers naming the brand) + 30% citation rate (% citing the brand's domain). Full methodology →
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When buyers inquire about mortgage brokers in Melbourne, AI engines frequently highlight Lendi as the leading brand, mentioning it in approximately 25.0% of responses. Other notable mentions include Mortgage Choice and Axton Finance, both of which consistently rank among the top names. This visibility underscores Lendi's prominence in the region's competitive landscape.
The rankings reflect the sources from which AI engines pull data, with the most cited websites being google.com, reddit.com, melbournemortgage.com.au, canstar.com.au, and mortgagechoice.com.au. These sources include a mix of aggregator and review sites, suggesting that consumer opinions and expert analyses heavily influence the perceived rankings of these mortgage brokers.
For those evaluating mortgage brokers from this list, it is important to consider aspects valued by AI engines, such as recent reviews and third-party validation. These elements can provide insight into current customer satisfaction and credibility. Focusing on brokers with strong topical authority in subcategories that matter to you can help ensure a better-informed decision.
At a glance
What we observed in this category
Lendi holds the only meaningful visibility score in this category at 25.0%, against a category average of just 1.2%. That gap is significant because it means Lendi is surfaced in AI-generated responses far more often than any competitor, while 18 of the 20 tracked brands register 0.0% visibility. With a composite score of 17.5, Lendi's lead is not marginal. The next closest brands, Mortgage Choice and Axton Finance, score 15.0 each, but achieve that entirely through citation rather than direct visibility mentions.
The data reveals a clear split between being named in AI responses and being cited as a source. Mortgage Choice and Axton Finance each carry a 50.0% citation rate with 0.0% visibility, meaning Google AI Mode references their domains as sources without describing them as recommended brands. Lendi shows the inverse pattern: 25.0% visibility with 0.0% citation. Home Loan Experts occupies a middle position with 12.5% citation and no visibility. Brands ranked 5 through 20 have zero scores on both dimensions.
Google AI Mode is the top engine across every brand in this dataset, confirming the audit is concentrated in a single engine. The cited sources list anchors heavily on aggregator and review-style domains such as canstar.com.au and reddit.com, alongside local directory-style domains like melbournemortgage.com.au and mortgagebroker.com.au. Loan Market and MoneyQuest are the two notable fallers, each dropping 12.5 visibility points from prior periods, with Loan Market falling from rank 3 to rank 6 and MoneyQuest collapsing from rank 4 to rank 19.
Movers & shakers since last refresh
Biggest visibility fallers
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Loan Market 12% → 0% · rank #3 → #6-12pp
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MoneyQuest 12% → 0% · rank #4 → #19-12pp
The AEO ranking
| # | Brand | Visibility | Citation | Top engine |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
lendi.com.au
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25% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
Lendi leads the category with 25.0% visibility, more than 20 times the 1.2% category average, but records 0.0% citation, making it a named brand rather than a cited source. |
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| 2 |
mortgagechoice.com.au
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0% | 50% | Google AI Mode |
Mortgage Choice ties Axton Finance on a 15.0 composite score through a 50.0% citation rate, but its 0.0% visibility means AI cites its domain without surfacing it as a brand recommendation. |
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| 3 |
axtonfinance.com.au
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0% | 50% | Google AI Mode |
Axton Finance matches Mortgage Choice exactly at 50.0% citation and 0.0% visibility, a notable result for a smaller regional broker competing with a national franchise on source-trust signals. |
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| 4 |
homeloanexperts.com.au
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0% | 12% | Google AI Mode |
Home Loan Experts achieves a 12.5% citation rate for a composite score of 3.8, placing it fourth but well behind the top three and above all remaining brands that score zero across both metrics. |
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| 5 |
aussie.com.au
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
Aussie, despite being a major national brand, records 0.0% visibility and 0.0% citation, giving it no measurable presence in Google AI Mode responses for Melbourne mortgage broker queries. |
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| 6 |
loanmarket.com.au
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 7 |
shorefinancial.com.au
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 8 |
ybr.com.au
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 9 |
nectarmortgages.com.au
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 10 |
astutefinancial.com.au
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 11 |
resolvefinance.com.au
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 12 |
mortgagedomayne.com.au
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 13 |
smartline.com.au
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 14 |
hashching.com.au
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 15 |
finni.com.au
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 16 |
sorenfinancial.com.au
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 17 |
uno.com.au
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 18 |
aussiefg.com.au
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 19 |
moneyquest.com.au
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 20 |
huntergalloway.com.au
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
Sources AI engines trust in this category
Across the 8 buyer-intent queries we ran on mortgage brokers in Melbourne, 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.
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 mortgage brokers in Melbourne
Who leads AI visibility in Melbourne mortgage brokers?
Lendi leads with 25.0% visibility and a composite score of 17.5, far above the category average of 1.2%. No other brand registers any visibility at all.
What sources does Google AI Mode cite most for Melbourne mortgage broker research?
The top cited sources include google.com, reddit.com, canstar.com.au, and local directory domains such as melbournemortgage.com.au and mortgagebroker.com.au, alongside mortgagechoice.com.au and axtonfinance.com.au.
Which brands are cited by AI but not named as recommendations?
Mortgage Choice and Axton Finance each have a 50.0% citation rate but 0.0% visibility, meaning their domains appear as sources in AI responses without the brands being surfaced as named recommendations.
Which brands have lost the most AI visibility recently in this category?
Loan Market dropped 12.5 visibility points and fell from rank 3 to rank 6, while MoneyQuest also dropped 12.5 points and fell from rank 4 to rank 19.
How concentrated is AI visibility across the 20 tracked Melbourne mortgage broker brands?
Extremely concentrated. Only one brand, Lendi, holds any visibility at all, while 18 of 20 brands record 0.0% visibility against a category average of just 1.2%.
Does Aussie or Loan Market appear in Google AI Mode responses for Melbourne mortgage brokers?
No. Both brands record 0.0% visibility and 0.0% citation in the current audit period, giving them no measurable presence in AI-generated responses.