[7] He left school at the age of 15,[5] subsequently working as a garage attendant, factory hand, and storeperson.

[4] Young is one of just 4 members of the 46th Parliament of Australia who did not graduate from high school, the others being Julie Collins, Llew O'Brien and Jacqui Lambie.

[8] Young joined appliance chain Chandlers as a sales assistant in 1988 and by 1991 was manager of its Caboolture store.

[10] At the 2019 federal election, he defeated the incumbent Labor MP Susan Lamb with a four-point swing.

[11] Young serves on the House of Representatives Standing committees for "Employment, Education and Training", "Indigenous Affairs" and "Tax and Revenue", which he was appointed to on 4 July 2019.