First 3 in each heat and next 2 fastest progress to the final.
| Place | Centre | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Port Adelaide A | 1:58.69 | Q | |
| 2 | Adelaide Harriers A | 2:04.60 | Q | |
| 3 | Enfield A | 2:07.81 | Q | |
| 4 | Western Athletics A | 2:08.22 | q | |
| 5 | GGR/HIL/NYP A | 2:09.88 | q | |
| 6 | Woodville A | 2:11.99 | ||
| 7 | Southern Hills A | 2:15.31 | ||
| 8 | Plympton B | 2:17.53 |
| Place | Centre | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plympton A | 2:04.98 | Q | |
| 2 | Barossa Valley A | 2:05.60 | Q | |
| 3 | Tea Tree Gully A | 2:07.49 | Q | |
| 4 | Port Adelaide B | 2:15.17 | ||
| 5 | Eastern Districts A | 2:16.82 | ||
| 6 | Salisbury A | 2:16.89 | ||
| 7 | Hallett Cove A | 2:17.98 | ||
| 8 | Western Athletics B | 2:18.25 | ||
| 9 | Munno Para A | 2:20.57 |
| Place | Centre | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Port Adelaide A | 1:58.69 | Q | |
| 2 | Plympton A | 2:04.98 | Q | |
| 3 | Adelaide Harriers A | 2:04.60 | Q | |
| 4 | Barossa Valley A | 2:05.60 | Q | |
| 5 | Tea Tree Gully A | 2:07.49 | Q | |
| 6 | Enfield A | 2:07.81 | Q | |
| 7 | Western Athletics A | 2:08.22 | q | |
| 8 | GGR/HIL/NYP A | 2:09.88 | q | |
| 9 | Woodville A | 2:11.99 | ||
| 10 | Port Adelaide B | 2:15.17 | ||
| 11 | Southern Hills A | 2:15.31 | ||
| 12 | Eastern Districts A | 2:16.82 | ||
| 13 | Salisbury A | 2:16.89 | ||
| 14 | Plympton B | 2:17.53 | ||
| 15 | Hallett Cove A | 2:17.98 | ||
| 16 | Western Athletics B | 2:18.25 | ||
| 17 | Munno Para A | 2:20.57 |