First 1 in each heat and next 6 fastest progress to the final.
| Place | Centre | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Salisbury A | 1:58.95 | Q | |
| 2 | Magill A | 2:01.93 | q | |
| 3 | Golden Grove A | 2:06.78 | q | |
| 4 | Eastern Districts B | 2:08.91 | q | |
| 5 | Western Athletics B | 2:10.18 | ||
| 6 | Mt Barker B | 2:10.80 |
| Place | Centre | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tea Tree Gully A | 1:58.43 | Q | |
| 2 | Eastern Districts A | 2:04.59 | q | |
| 3 | Mt Barker A | 2:05.52 | q | |
| 4 | Western Athletics A | 2:07.94 | q | |
| 5 | Munno Para A | 2:16.77 |
| Place | Centre | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tea Tree Gully A | 1:58.43 | Q | |
| 2 | Salisbury A | 1:58.95 | Q | |
| 3 | Magill A | 2:01.93 | q | |
| 4 | Eastern Districts A | 2:04.59 | q | |
| 5 | Mt Barker A | 2:05.52 | q | |
| 6 | Golden Grove A | 2:06.78 | q | |
| 7 | Western Athletics A | 2:07.94 | q | |
| 8 | Eastern Districts B | 2:08.91 | q | |
| 9 | Western Athletics B | 2:10.18 | ||
| 10 | Mt Barker B | 2:10.80 | ||
| 11 | Munno Para A | 2:16.77 |