First 1 in each heat and next 6 fastest progress to the final.
| Place | Centre | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plympton A | 2:12.82 | Q | |
| 2 | Salisbury A | 2:14.79 | q | |
| 3 | Mt Barker A | 2:18.78 | q | |
| 4 | Eastern Districts B | 2:19.73 | q | |
| 5 | Western Athletics A | 2:19.85 | q | |
| 6 | Adelaide Harriers A | 2:27.94 | ||
| 7 | Tea Tree Gully B | 2:31.69 | ||
| Golden Grove A | DNS |
| Place | Centre | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Enfield A | 2:15.04 | Q | |
| 2 | Eastern Districts A | 2:16.20 | q | |
| 3 | Tea Tree Gully A | 2:23.82 | q | |
| 4 | Ingle Farm A | 2:25.37 | ||
| 5 | Hills A | 2:30.47 | ||
| 6 | Plympton B | 2:33.00 | ||
| 7 | Magill A | 2:38.60 | ||
| 8 | Western Athletics B | 2:42.50 |
| Place | Centre | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plympton A | 2:12.82 | Q | |
| 2 | Enfield A | 2:15.04 | Q | |
| 3 | Salisbury A | 2:14.79 | q | |
| 4 | Eastern Districts A | 2:16.20 | q | |
| 5 | Mt Barker A | 2:18.78 | q | |
| 6 | Eastern Districts B | 2:19.73 | q | |
| 7 | Western Athletics A | 2:19.85 | q | |
| 8 | Tea Tree Gully A | 2:23.82 | q | |
| 9 | Ingle Farm A | 2:25.37 | ||
| 10 | Adelaide Harriers A | 2:27.94 | ||
| 11 | Hills A | 2:30.47 | ||
| 12 | Tea Tree Gully B | 2:31.69 | ||
| 13 | Plympton B | 2:33.00 | ||
| 14 | Magill A | 2:38.60 | ||
| 15 | Western Athletics B | 2:42.50 | ||
| Golden Grove A | DNS |