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Residents range in age from seven to 70. This summer, however, the balance will shift towards a younger demographic, as two older residents are leaving and two families with three children aged from six to 12 will be moving in.
There is a four-stage application process to become a community member.
"We know that the more effort we put into the application process, the better chance it's going to work and it's going to be a good fit," says Louise.
Jenny Kincova, 64, the longest current resident of nine years' standing, is one of those moving on to live in Llanidloes itself, like a number of previous residents.
She says of her move to Dol-llys: "I was on my own. My girls had left home. I didn't just want to move to a place and not know anyone. Once I moved here, I was really excited by the prospect of communal decision-making and cooperative community living."
Although she still enjoys the communal living, she has started to find the "emotional energy" needed for decision-making and keeping a group together tiring.
"I don't want to lose contact with here at all," she said.
"As you can see, we still get on, it's not about that at all. It's just about change again.
"I'm not going to have all this space and I'm not going to live in a listed building."
The hall offers free allotments to locals in exchange for some help on their work days, holds open days, lets groups use its communal rooms for things like yoga classes, and will be holding its first board games weekend this summer.
Its residents even gave the hall to friends for free to use as their wedding venue.
It has recently hosted volunteer workers from the Wwoof (Worldwide Opportunities on Organic Farms) organisation, where people get free board and lodging for two weeks while helping out with projects in the grounds and learning skills.
