First 3 in each heat and next 2 fastest progress to the final.
| Place | Centre | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Woodville A | 1:55.22 | Q | |
| 2 | Eastern Districts A | 1:59.43 | Q | |
| 3 | Hills A | 2:02.81 | Q | |
| 4 | Enfield A | 2:02.83 | q | |
| 5 | Salisbury A | 2:05.14 | ||
| 6 | Plympton/Pt Adelaide A | 2:07.04 |
| Place | Centre | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hallett Cove A | 1:50.91 | Q | |
| 2 | Western Athletics A | 1:54.72 | Q | |
| 3 | Tea Tree Gully A | 2:01.78 | Q | |
| 4 | Golden Grove A | 2:03.71 | q | |
| 5 | Mid Coast A | 2:04.04 |
| Place | Centre | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hallett Cove A | 1:50.91 | Q | |
| 2 | Woodville A | 1:55.22 | Q | |
| 3 | Western Athletics A | 1:54.72 | Q | |
| 4 | Eastern Districts A | 1:59.43 | Q | |
| 5 | Tea Tree Gully A | 2:01.78 | Q | |
| 6 | Hills A | 2:02.81 | Q | |
| 7 | Enfield A | 2:02.83 | q | |
| 8 | Golden Grove A | 2:03.71 | q | |
| 9 | Mid Coast A | 2:04.04 | ||
| 10 | Salisbury A | 2:05.14 | ||
| 11 | Plympton/Pt Adelaide A | 2:07.04 |