I live in Brisbane. Yes, we live with spiders every day. Just this morning, there's a new spider web between the house and the clothesline. I can't see the spider but generally they're a golden orb or St Andrew's Cross variety. Out largest spiders are huntsmen which my daughter is terrified of. They're usually pretty big and harmless. They actually catch and eat other insects. They don't make webs. That recluse spider seems like our funnel web which loves to hide in small spaces. Luckily I've never seen one in Brisbane but they're common in Sydney.