Honestly, not really
At least not in the big cities and massive urban sprawl surrounding them
That video, most of the bigger animals in the houses I would wager are from rural areas and/or pets (legal or illegal). I definitely side eyed the koala one, no koala would at all willingly enter a building like that. Something sus there.
Although sometimes, in those rural areas, animals will enter houses/buildings in bad conditions like fires/floods/drought, seeking shelter or water.
The first spider one looks fake, ngl, it's not really looking like any spider I know of
The kangaroos in the street are somewhat common in Canberra and some rural areas, but I'd wager Yanks/Canadians have a similar thing with deer (which fill a very similar ecological niche that 'Roos do)
The "bat", actually a flying fox, is probably in distress/injured, poor thing. They do NOT like being at ground level
The snakes/spiders are... somwhat true, but most of the ones people encounter like that are fairly harmless ones like tree snakes and pythons or wolf spiders/huntsmen spiders. None of which are venomous or dangerous to humans. It's hella rare to encounter the so very dangerous, poisonous snakes (or spiders). I never have. The first and only time I've encountered a truly dangerous, deadly snake up close was in JAPAN.
The most likely Australian wildlife MOST people encounter are... birds. Even in my suburban ass area I get a lot of native (and introduced) birds in the trees outside. Kookaburras, butcher birds, native crows and magpies etc. Actually those flying foxes are also really common, but the trees near me aren't fruiting trees, so they mainly fly over, not hang around.
Honestly, Australians love projecting this image of being surrounded by big scary wildlife, but for most of us it's simply not true at all. We live in huge, expansive suburban areas and cities that has driven away most native species. The fact that people are shooting these videos when/if it happens is actually proof that these encounters are not common, if they were, why document it?
In fact, I actually get a bit freaked by some of the stuff I see with 'Mericans and widlife...
Bears strolling into backyards. Coyotes just taking peoples dogs/cat constantly. Gators and big snakes and monster iguanas getting all up in your shit in Florida and Orleans. Moose and deer just chilling on roads. Rattlesnakes in your gardens and your boots. Black Widow and Recluse spiders in your basements and attics. It's crazy that Americans are so terrified at the idea of Australian wildlife when you have all of that.
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