First 1 in each heat and next 6 fastest progress to the final.
| Place | Centre | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adelaide Harriers | 1:58.75 | Q | |
| 2 | Woodville | 2:00.27 | q | |
| 3 | Golden Grove | 2:02.51 | q | |
| 4 | Enfield | 2:07.41 | q | |
| 5 | Salisbury | 2:14.41 | q |
| Place | Centre | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Port Adelaide | 2:04.34 | Q | |
| 2 | Western Athletics | 2:05.02 | q | |
| 3 | Tea Tree Gully | 2:05.10 | q | |
| 4 | Campbelltown | 2:24.59 | ||
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