First 1 in each heat and next 6 fastest progress to the final.
| Place | Centre | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Western Athletics A | 2:05.84 | Q | |
| 2 | Port Adelaide A | 2:09.80 | q | |
| 3 | Salisbury A | 2:10.35 | q | |
| 4 | Woodville A | 2:10.68 | q | |
| 5 | Eastern Districts B | 2:14.16 | q | |
| 6 | Hallett Cove A | 2:24.38 | ||
| 7 | Plympton B | 2:25.25 |
| Place | Centre | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eastern Districts A | 2:05.26 | Q | |
| 2 | Plympton A | 2:11.01 | q | |
| 3 | Enfield A | 2:15.91 | q | |
| 4 | Munno Para A | 2:17.36 | ||
| 5 | Western Athletics B | 2:19.92 | ||
| 6 | Southern Athletics A | 2:24.24 | ||
| 7 | Golden Grove A | 2:25.03 | ||
| 8 | Salisbury B | 2:37.78 |
| Place | Centre | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eastern Districts A | 2:05.26 | Q | |
| 2 | Western Athletics A | 2:05.84 | Q | |
| 3 | Port Adelaide A | 2:09.80 | q | |
| 4 | Salisbury A | 2:10.35 | q | |
| 5 | Woodville A | 2:10.68 | q | |
| 6 | Plympton A | 2:11.01 | q | |
| 7 | Eastern Districts B | 2:14.16 | q | |
| 8 | Enfield A | 2:15.91 | q | |
| 9 | Munno Para A | 2:17.36 | ||
| 10 | Western Athletics B | 2:19.92 | ||
| 11 | Southern Athletics A | 2:24.24 | ||
| 12 | Hallett Cove A | 2:24.38 | ||
| 13 | Golden Grove A | 2:25.03 | ||
| 14 | Plympton B | 2:25.25 | ||
| 15 | Salisbury B | 2:37.78 |