Indigenous people’s concept and understanding of well-being differ from the mainstream community as they have unique values, cultures, and belief systems. Thus, this study explored the concept of subjective well-being among elderly Orang Asli Proto-Malay. 32 elderly Orang Asli Proto-Malay group, aged 60 and above, participated in this study. It was conducted qualitatively using an exploratory case study design. In-depth interview was used for data collection. The data was analysed using thematic analysis. The findings show that there are seven concepts of subjective well-being among the elderly Orang Asli Proto-Malay, which are (i) tranquility, (ii) awareness, (iii) comfort, (iv) sufficiency, (v) satisfaction, (vi) happiness, and (vii) favourite. Additionally, there are eight domains of subjective well-being among elderly Orang Asli Proto Malay, which are (i) spirituality, (ii) physical health, (iii) mental health, (iv) economy, (v) land, forest and sea, (vi) cultural preservation, (vii) family and community, and (viii) education. Although the elderly Orang Asli Proto-Malay group is lagging based on economic measurement, the well-being of the elderly Orang Asli Proto-Malay group is subjectively good and shows some changes. Instruments used to measure the well-being of Orang Asli should contain dimensions relevant to Orang Asli and be informed by their value and preferences.
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