First 3 in each heat and next 2 fastest progress to the final.
| Place | Centre | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mt Barker A | 2:04.58 | Q | |
| 2 | Salisbury A | 2:09.41 | Q | |
| 3 | Hills A | 2:09.70 | Q | |
| 4 | Golden Grove A | 2:15.84 | q | |
| 5 | Eastern/Magill A | 2:16.16 | q | |
| 6 | Western Athletics B | 2:18.27 | ||
| Woodville A | DQ | |||
| Munno Para B | DNS |
| Place | Centre | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tea Tree Gully A | 2:00.67 | Q | |
| 2 | Western Athletics A | 2:13.59 | Q | |
| 3 | Coastals/Mt Barker B | 2:16.12 | Q | |
| 4 | Magill A | 2:16.41 | ||
| 5 | Plympton A | 2:16.59 | ||
| 6 | Tea Tree Gully B | 2:24.94 | ||
| 7 | Munno Para A | 2:25.14 |
| Place | Centre | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tea Tree Gully A | 2:00.67 | Q | |
| 2 | Mt Barker A | 2:04.58 | Q | |
| 3 | Salisbury A | 2:09.41 | Q | |
| 4 | Western Athletics A | 2:13.59 | Q | |
| 5 | Hills A | 2:09.70 | Q | |
| 6 | Coastals/Mt Barker B | 2:16.12 | Q | |
| 7 | Golden Grove A | 2:15.84 | q | |
| 8 | Eastern/Magill A | 2:16.16 | q | |
| 9 | Magill A | 2:16.41 | ||
| 10 | Plympton A | 2:16.59 | ||
| 11 | Western Athletics B | 2:18.27 | ||
| 12 | Tea Tree Gully B | 2:24.94 | ||
| 13 | Munno Para A | 2:25.14 | ||
| Woodville A | DQ | |||
| Munno Para B | DNS |