Table 1 Dimensions of marginalization and respective indicators of the ON-Marg

Residential instability

Proportion of the population living alone

Proportion of the population aged 16+

Average number of persons per dwelling

Proportion of the population who are single/divorced/widowed

Proportion of dwellings that are apartment buildings

Proportion of dwellings that are not owned

Proportion of the population who moved during the past 5 years

Material deprivation

Proportion of the population aged 20+ without a high-school diploma

Proportion of families who are lone parents

Proportion of the population receiving government transfer payments

Proportion of the population aged 15+ who are unemployed

Proportion of the population considered low-income

Proportion of household living in dwellings that are in need of major repair

Dependency

Proportion of the population who are 65+

Dependency ratio (total population aged 0–14 & 65+ / total population aged 15–64)

Proportion of the population not participating in labour force (aged 15+)

Ethnic concentration

Proportion of the population who are recent immigrants

Proportion of the population who self-identify as a visible minority