First 2 in each heat and next 2 fastest progress to the final.
| Place | Centre | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adelaide Harriers A | 2:07.95 | Q | |
| 2 | Plympton A | 2:15.72 | Q | |
| 3 | Magill A | 2:17.38 | q | |
| 4 | Western Athletics B | 2:21.72 | ||
| 5 | Enfield A | 2:24.51 | ||
| 6 | Mt Barker B | 2:46.04 | ||
| 7 | Munno Para A | 2:49.81 |
| Place | Centre | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mt Barker A | 2:10.01 | Q | |
| 2 | Western Athletics A | 2:14.56 | Q | |
| 3 | Port Adelaide A | 2:17.35 | q | |
| 4 | Barossa Valley A | 2:21.64 | ||
| 5 | Hallett Cove A | 2:28.35 | ||
| 6 | Golden Grove B | 2:33.97 | ||
| 7 | Eastern Districts B | 2:39.84 | ||
| 8 | Tea Tree Gully B | 3:02.58 |
| Place | Centre | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eastern Districts A | 2:16.21 | Q | |
| 2 | Golden Grove A | 2:17.74 | Q | |
| 3 | Coastal Districts A | 2:24.94 | ||
| 4 | Tea Tree Gully A | 2:27.20 | ||
| 5 | Hills/Plympton A | 2:28.52 | ||
| 6 | Northern Districts A | 2:30.53 | ||
| 7 | Western Athletics C | 2:37.55 | ||
| Salisbury A | DNS |
| Place | Centre | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adelaide Harriers A | 2:07.95 | Q | |
| 2 | Mt Barker A | 2:10.01 | Q | |
| 3 | Eastern Districts A | 2:16.21 | Q | |
| 4 | Western Athletics A | 2:14.56 | Q | |
| 5 | Plympton A | 2:15.72 | Q | |
| 6 | Golden Grove A | 2:17.74 | Q | |
| 7 | Port Adelaide A | 2:17.35 | q | |
| 8 | Magill A | 2:17.38 | q | |
| 9 | Barossa Valley A | 2:21.64 | ||
| 10 | Western Athletics B | 2:21.72 | ||
| 11 | Enfield A | 2:24.51 | ||
| 12 | Coastal Districts A | 2:24.94 | ||
| 13 | Tea Tree Gully A | 2:27.20 | ||
| 14 | Hallett Cove A | 2:28.35 | ||
| 15 | Hills/Plympton A | 2:28.52 | ||
| 16 | Northern Districts A | 2:30.53 | ||
| 17 | Golden Grove B | 2:33.97 | ||
| 18 | Western Athletics C | 2:37.55 | ||
| 19 | Eastern Districts B | 2:39.84 | ||
| 20 | Mt Barker B | 2:46.04 | ||
| 21 | Munno Para A | 2:49.81 | ||
| 22 | Tea Tree Gully B | 3:02.58 | ||
| Salisbury A | DNS |