First 2 in each heat and next 2 fastest progress to the final.
| Place | Centre | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mt Barker A | 2:23.56 | Q | |
| 2 | Golden Grove A | 2:26.57 | Q | |
| 3 | Western Athletics A | 2:26.70 | q | |
| 4 | Woodville A | 2:30.85 | ||
| 5 | Hills A | 2:35.97 | ||
| 6 | Plympton B | 2:43.00 | ||
| 7 | Magill A | 2:45.75 |
| Place | Centre | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eastern Districts A | 2:27.48 | Q | |
| 2 | Gawler/Northern Dist A | 2:29.36 | Q | |
| 3 | Western Athletics B | 2:31.12 | ||
| 4 | Adelaide Harriers A | 2:36.54 | ||
| 5 | Mt Barker B | 2:37.31 | ||
| 6 | Eastern Districts B | 2:47.57 | ||
| Munno Para/Pt Adelaide A | DNS | |||
| Tea Tree Gully B | DNS |
| Place | Centre | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Munno Para/Pt Adelaide A | 2:25.68 | Q | |
| 2 | Hallett Cove A | 2:26.02 | Q | |
| 3 | Enfield A | 2:27.84 | q | |
| 4 | Plympton A | 2:30.60 | ||
| 5 | Tea Tree Gully A | 2:34.44 | ||
| 6 | Salisbury A | 2:38.63 | ||
| 7 | Western Athletics C | 2:41.76 | ||
| Magill B | DNS |
| Place | Centre | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mt Barker A | 2:23.56 | Q | |
| 2 | Munno Para/Pt Adelaide A | 2:25.68 | Q | |
| 3 | Eastern Districts A | 2:27.48 | Q | |
| 4 | Hallett Cove A | 2:26.02 | Q | |
| 5 | Golden Grove A | 2:26.57 | Q | |
| 6 | Gawler/Northern Dist A | 2:29.36 | Q | |
| 7 | Western Athletics A | 2:26.70 | q | |
| 8 | Enfield A | 2:27.84 | q | |
| 9 | Plympton A | 2:30.60 | ||
| 10 | Woodville A | 2:30.85 | ||
| 11 | Western Athletics B | 2:31.12 | ||
| 12 | Tea Tree Gully A | 2:34.44 | ||
| 13 | Hills A | 2:35.97 | ||
| 14 | Adelaide Harriers A | 2:36.54 | ||
| 15 | Mt Barker B | 2:37.31 | ||
| 16 | Salisbury A | 2:38.63 | ||
| 17 | Western Athletics C | 2:41.76 | ||
| 18 | Plympton B | 2:43.00 | ||
| 19 | Magill A | 2:45.75 | ||
| 20 | Eastern Districts B | 2:47.57 | ||
| Magill B | DNS | |||
| Munno Para/Pt Adelaide A | DNS | |||
| Tea Tree Gully B | DNS |