First 3 in each heat and next 2 fastest progress to the final.
| Place | Centre | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Western Athletics A | 2:15.31 | Q | |
| 2 | Port Adelaide A | 2:18.28 | Q | |
| 3 | Eastern Districts A | 2:22.29 | Q | |
| 4 | Hallett Cove A | 2:24.19 | ||
| 5 | Magill A | 2:25.60 | ||
| 6 | Coastal Dist/Plympton B | 2:26.74 | ||
| 7 | Munno Para A | 2:31.66 | ||
| 8 | Tea Tree Gully A | 2:35.64 | ||
| 9 | Western Athletics C | 2:38.09 |
| Place | Centre | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plympton A | 2:15.28 | Q | |
| 2 | Enfield A | 2:17.07 | Q | |
| 3 | Adelaide Harriers A | 2:20.52 | Q | |
| 4 | Salisbury A | 2:22.48 | q | |
| 5 | Woodville A | 2:23.58 | q | |
| 6 | Western Athletics B | 2:33.33 | ||
| 7 | Gawler/Golden Grove A | 2:34.71 | ||
| 8 | Southern Hills A | 2:39.90 |
| Place | Centre | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plympton A | 2:15.28 | Q | |
| 2 | Western Athletics A | 2:15.31 | Q | |
| 3 | Enfield A | 2:17.07 | Q | |
| 4 | Port Adelaide A | 2:18.28 | Q | |
| 5 | Adelaide Harriers A | 2:20.52 | Q | |
| 6 | Eastern Districts A | 2:22.29 | Q | |
| 7 | Salisbury A | 2:22.48 | q | |
| 8 | Woodville A | 2:23.58 | q | |
| 9 | Hallett Cove A | 2:24.19 | ||
| 10 | Magill A | 2:25.60 | ||
| 11 | Coastal Dist/Plympton B | 2:26.74 | ||
| 12 | Munno Para A | 2:31.66 | ||
| 13 | Western Athletics B | 2:33.33 | ||
| 14 | Gawler/Golden Grove A | 2:34.71 | ||
| 15 | Tea Tree Gully A | 2:35.64 | ||
| 16 | Western Athletics C | 2:38.09 | ||
| 17 | Southern Hills A | 2:39.90 |