First 1 in each heat and next 6 fastest progress to the final.
| Place | Centre | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Western Athletics A | 2:17.74 | Q | |
| 2 | Magill A | 2:26.58 | q | |
| 3 | Coastal Districts A | 2:27.05 | q | |
| 4 | Tea Tree Gully A | 2:30.32 | ||
| 5 | Enfield A | 2:34.38 | ||
| 6 | Hallett Cove A | 2:37.84 | ||
| 7 | Mt Barker B | 2:37.91 | ||
| 8 | Plympton B | 2:44.89 |
| Place | Centre | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eastern Districts A | 2:22.96 | Q | |
| 2 | Plympton A | 2:23.49 | q | |
| 3 | Mt Barker A | 2:23.78 | q | |
| 4 | Salisbury A | 2:26.59 | q | |
| 5 | Western Athletics B | 2:29.53 | q | |
| 6 | Tea Tree Gully B | 2:35.03 | ||
| 7 | Golden Grove A | 2:41.00 | ||
| 8 | Ingle Farm A | 2:53.18 |
| Place | Centre | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Western Athletics A | 2:17.74 | Q | |
| 2 | Eastern Districts A | 2:22.96 | Q | |
| 3 | Plympton A | 2:23.49 | q | |
| 4 | Mt Barker A | 2:23.78 | q | |
| 5 | Magill A | 2:26.58 | q | |
| 6 | Salisbury A | 2:26.59 | q | |
| 7 | Coastal Districts A | 2:27.05 | q | |
| 8 | Western Athletics B | 2:29.53 | q | |
| 9 | Tea Tree Gully A | 2:30.32 | ||
| 10 | Enfield A | 2:34.38 | ||
| 11 | Tea Tree Gully B | 2:35.03 | ||
| 12 | Hallett Cove A | 2:37.84 | ||
| 13 | Mt Barker B | 2:37.91 | ||
| 14 | Golden Grove A | 2:41.00 | ||
| 15 | Plympton B | 2:44.89 | ||
| 16 | Ingle Farm A | 2:53.18 |