First 1 in each heat and next 6 fastest progress to the final.
| Place | Centre | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tea Tree Gully A | 2:31.03 | Q | |
| 2 | Eastern Districts A | 2:32.39 | q | |
| 3 | Western Athletics A | 2:34.03 | q | |
| 4 | Plympton B | 2:39.03 | q | |
| 5 | Munno Para A | 2:40.83 | q | |
| 6 | Golden Grove A | 2:46.37 | ||
| 7 | Tea Tree Gully C | 2:46.47 | ||
| 8 | Hallett Cove A | 3:04.91 |
| Place | Centre | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plympton A | 2:31.00 | Q | |
| 2 | Mt Barker A | 2:32.20 | q | |
| 3 | Western Athletics B | 2:40.75 | q | |
| 4 | Salisbury A | 2:41.39 | ||
| 5 | Tea Tree Gully B | 2:44.36 | ||
| 6 | Enfield A | 2:50.77 | ||
| 7 | Magill A | 2:56.82 |
| Place | Centre | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plympton A | 2:31.00 | Q | |
| 2 | Tea Tree Gully A | 2:31.03 | Q | |
| 3 | Mt Barker A | 2:32.20 | q | |
| 4 | Eastern Districts A | 2:32.39 | q | |
| 5 | Western Athletics A | 2:34.03 | q | |
| 6 | Plympton B | 2:39.03 | q | |
| 7 | Western Athletics B | 2:40.75 | q | |
| 8 | Munno Para A | 2:40.83 | q | |
| 9 | Salisbury A | 2:41.39 | ||
| 10 | Tea Tree Gully B | 2:44.36 | ||
| 11 | Golden Grove A | 2:46.37 | ||
| 12 | Tea Tree Gully C | 2:46.47 | ||
| 13 | Enfield A | 2:50.77 | ||
| 14 | Magill A | 2:56.82 | ||
| 15 | Hallett Cove A | 3:04.91 |