Dapto has become a highly sort after location in the past few years. A suburb offering so many great facilities like Dapto Mall, with major speciality stores like Big W, Woolworths & Coles. There are numerous cafes and restaurants offering locals a taste of Thai, Japanese, Chinese, Lebanese and also there is the recently refurbished Dapto Leagues Club (Bong Bong Rd), Dapto Bowling Club (Marshall St), Dapto Citizens Club (Fowlers Rd) and Dapto Old Pub (Prince Hwy).

Dapto Public Swimming pool is located on Bangaroo Avenue offering 3 x solar heated pools for all year swimming. With an express train to Sydney giving residents access to Sydney CBD in 90 minutes and numerous bus stops, public transport is readily accessible in Dapto.

A number of major medical centres, dentists, x-ray facilities and pathology give residents a variety of professional care. Schooling is an important decision and some great schools in Dapto include Lakelands Public School (Lakelands Drive), Mt Brown Public School (Mt Brown Road) , St Johns Catholic Primary School (Jeramatta St), Dapto High School (Cleveland Road) and Kanahooka High School (Thirroul Rd). Dapto has access to the Lake foreshore where there are several kilometres of bike track, a boat ramp, playground, workout stations and parks.