First 1 in each heat and next 5 fastest progress to the final.
| Place | Centre | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plympton A | 2:15.19 | Q | |
| 2 | Golden Grove A | 2:16.45 | q | |
| 3 | Eastern Districts A | 2:17.88 | q | |
| 4 | Tea Tree Gully A | 2:20.41 | ||
| 5 | Enfield A | 2:23.57 | ||
| 6 | Mt Barker B | 2:26.42 | ||
| 7 | Western Athletics B | 2:26.56 | ||
| 8 | Magill B | 2:28.35 |
| Place | Centre | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hills A | 2:15.57 | Q | |
| 2 | Mt Barker A | 2:16.30 | q | |
| 3 | Eastern Districts B | 2:18.91 | q | |
| 4 | Salisbury A | 2:19.45 | q | |
| 5 | Magill A | 2:22.55 | ||
| 6 | Tea Tree Gully B | 2:42.12 |
| Place | Centre | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Western Athletics A | 2:19.41 | Q | |
| 2 | Port Adelaide A | 2:20.59 | ||
| 3 | Hallett Cove A | 2:20.93 | ||
| 4 | Woodville A | 2:21.16 | ||
| 5 | Northern Districts A | 2:22.48 | ||
| 6 | Adelaide Harriers A | 2:25.40 | ||
| 7 | Plympton B | 2:30.62 |
| Place | Centre | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plympton A | 2:15.19 | Q | |
| 2 | Hills A | 2:15.57 | Q | |
| 3 | Western Athletics A | 2:19.41 | Q | |
| 4 | Mt Barker A | 2:16.30 | q | |
| 5 | Golden Grove A | 2:16.45 | q | |
| 6 | Eastern Districts A | 2:17.88 | q | |
| 7 | Eastern Districts B | 2:18.91 | q | |
| 8 | Salisbury A | 2:19.45 | q | |
| 9 | Tea Tree Gully A | 2:20.41 | ||
| 10 | Port Adelaide A | 2:20.59 | ||
| 11 | Hallett Cove A | 2:20.93 | ||
| 12 | Woodville A | 2:21.16 | ||
| 13 | Northern Districts A | 2:22.48 | ||
| 14 | Magill A | 2:22.55 | ||
| 15 | Enfield A | 2:23.57 | ||
| 16 | Adelaide Harriers A | 2:25.40 | ||
| 17 | Mt Barker B | 2:26.42 | ||
| 18 | Western Athletics B | 2:26.56 | ||
| 19 | Magill B | 2:28.35 | ||
| 20 | Plympton B | 2:30.62 | ||
| 21 | Tea Tree Gully B | 2:42.12 |