First 1 in each heat and next 6 fastest progress to the final.
| Place | Centre | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Western Athletics A | 2:16.87 | Q | |
| 2 | Port Adelaide A | 2:29.54 | q | |
| 3 | Golden Grove A | 2:31.73 | q | |
| 4 | Tea Tree Gully A | 2:32.36 | q | |
| 5 | Mt Barker A | 2:33.37 | ||
| 6 | Eastern Districts B | 2:33.82 | ||
| 7 | Salisbury A | 2:33.87 | ||
| 8 | Plympton B | 2:36.13 | ||
| 9 | Ingle Farm A | 2:43.34 |
| Place | Centre | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plympton A | 2:19.22 | Q | |
| 2 | Eastern Districts A | 2:21.12 | q | |
| 3 | Northern Districts A | 2:23.09 | q | |
| 4 | Western Athletics B | 2:25.04 | q | |
| 5 | Woodville A | 2:33.44 | ||
| 6 | Mid Coast A | 2:36.51 | ||
| 7 | Magill A | 2:45.95 | ||
| 8 | Tea Tree Gully B | 2:47.91 | ||
| Enfield A | DNS |
| Place | Centre | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Western Athletics A | 2:16.87 | Q | |
| 2 | Plympton A | 2:19.22 | Q | |
| 3 | Eastern Districts A | 2:21.12 | q | |
| 4 | Northern Districts A | 2:23.09 | q | |
| 5 | Western Athletics B | 2:25.04 | q | |
| 6 | Port Adelaide A | 2:29.54 | q | |
| 7 | Golden Grove A | 2:31.73 | q | |
| 8 | Tea Tree Gully A | 2:32.36 | q | |
| 9 | Mt Barker A | 2:33.37 | ||
| 10 | Woodville A | 2:33.44 | ||
| 11 | Eastern Districts B | 2:33.82 | ||
| 12 | Salisbury A | 2:33.87 | ||
| 13 | Plympton B | 2:36.13 | ||
| 14 | Mid Coast A | 2:36.51 | ||
| 15 | Ingle Farm A | 2:43.34 | ||
| 16 | Magill A | 2:45.95 | ||
| 17 | Tea Tree Gully B | 2:47.91 | ||
| Enfield A | DNS |