First 1 in each heat and next 6 fastest progress to the final.
| Place | Centre | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adelaide Harriers A | 2:05.11 | Q | |
| 2 | Magill A | 2:13.25 | q | |
| 3 | Enfield A | 2:15.87 | q | |
| 4 | Western Athletics B | 2:16.82 | q | |
| 5 | Munno Para A | 2:28.73 | ||
| 6 | Plympton B | 2:29.50 | ||
| 7 | Tea Tree Gully A | 2:33.88 | ||
| 8 | Southern Athletics A | 2:34.19 |
| Place | Centre | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Golden Grove A | 2:07.65 | Q | |
| 2 | Western Athletics A | 2:08.11 | q | |
| 3 | Mt Barker A | 2:09.54 | q | |
| 4 | Plympton A | 2:09.92 | q | |
| 5 | Eastern Districts A | 2:19.80 | ||
| 6 | Northern Districts A | 2:20.36 | ||
| 7 | Hallett Cove A | 2:20.47 | ||
| 8 | Mid Coast A | 2:23.91 | ||
| 9 | Magill B | 2:24.01 |
| Place | Centre | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adelaide Harriers A | 2:05.11 | Q | |
| 2 | Golden Grove A | 2:07.65 | Q | |
| 3 | Western Athletics A | 2:08.11 | q | |
| 4 | Mt Barker A | 2:09.54 | q | |
| 5 | Plympton A | 2:09.92 | q | |
| 6 | Magill A | 2:13.25 | q | |
| 7 | Enfield A | 2:15.87 | q | |
| 8 | Western Athletics B | 2:16.82 | q | |
| 9 | Eastern Districts A | 2:19.80 | ||
| 10 | Northern Districts A | 2:20.36 | ||
| 11 | Hallett Cove A | 2:20.47 | ||
| 12 | Mid Coast A | 2:23.91 | ||
| 13 | Magill B | 2:24.01 | ||
| 14 | Munno Para A | 2:28.73 | ||
| 15 | Plympton B | 2:29.50 | ||
| 16 | Tea Tree Gully A | 2:33.88 | ||
| 17 | Southern Athletics A | 2:34.19 |