5 South-East Asian
Broad group page for the ASCCEG hierarchy. Use it to move into the correct narrow group before selecting the final cultural and ethnic group code.
What this broad group covers
ASCCEG broad groups are the top layer of the cultural and ethnic group hierarchy. They are used when a response still needs to be placed into the correct major branch before coding can move to a more specific level.
In practical coding work, broad groups are not usually the stopping point. They are the orientation layer above narrow groups and the detailed four-digit group codes.
Broad group facts
- Code
- 5
- Narrow groups
- 2
- Detailed groups
- 24
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Narrow groups in South-East Asian
Narrow groups
Detailed examples
Detailed groups in this branch
Detailed groups
- 5101 Anglo-Burmese 51 Mainland South-East Asian
- 5102 Burmese 51 Mainland South-East Asian
- 5103 Hmong 51 Mainland South-East Asian
- 5104 Khmer (Cambodian) 51 Mainland South-East Asian
- 5105 Lao 51 Mainland South-East Asian
- 5106 Thai 51 Mainland South-East Asian
- 5107 Vietnamese 51 Mainland South-East Asian
- 5108 Karen 51 Mainland South-East Asian
- 5111 Mon 51 Mainland South-East Asian
- 5112 Chin 51 Mainland South-East Asian
- 5113 Rohingya 51 Mainland South-East Asian
- 5199 Mainland South-East Asian, nec 51 Mainland South-East Asian
Official source
- Official ASCCEG source
- ABS ASCCEG 2025
- Last reviewed
- 2026-04-18
This page is an independent rendered view of the ABS ASCCEG structure. Verify final coding with the official workbook.
Please verify critical classification decisions with the official authority before using them for tax, payroll, licensing, immigration or compliance work.