They even make a joke about this in the Ghostbasket episode. Bandit is pretending to be a realtor and Chilli remarks that the house is a bit small, to which he replies "it's bigger on the inside"
I've been in the bluey house. It is approximately 8600ft (800m sq). The work-life balance that the family has doesn't seem particularly odd when it comes to Australian households.
I think you need to look at it as parents spending 8-10 minute periods of time with their kids. In fact there is an episode where the Dad has to go to work and he spends a short amount of time playing with them before he has to go.
I think it is influenced by the Flintstones, a little bit.