Young is a town in the South West Slopes region of
New South Wales, Australia and the largest town in
Hilltops Council. At the 2011 census, Young had a
population of 6,960.

Young is marketed as the Cherry Capital of
Australia. Young is situated on the Olympic
Highway and is approximately 2 hours drive from
the Canberra area.
Young, located in a valley surrounded by low hills,
is the commercial centre of an agriculturally
diverse district famous for its cherries, peaches,
plums and other stone fruits, although berries,
grapes, pigs, sheep, wheat, wool, cattle, oats,
barley and eggs are all important to the local
economy.