There is an Australian rules football ground at Youngtown, the Youngtown Oval, which is where South Launceston Football Club play their home games in the Tasmania State League.

[2] Youngtown is also where the minor locality of Franklin Village is located which was established in 1837.

Most of the historic buildings of Franklin Village are gone, and the area is incorporated into nearby Youngtown.

[3] The Midland Highway (National Route 1) forms the south-western boundary, and the Western Railway Line much of the eastern.

Route C411 (Relbia Road) starts at an intersection with C402 and immediately exits to the south-east.