First 1 in each heat and next 6 fastest progress to the final.
| Place | Centre | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eastern Districts A | 2:10.71 | Q | |
| 2 | Port Adelaide A | 2:12.48 | q | |
| 3 | Western Athletics B | 2:13.00 | q | |
| 4 | Plympton A | 2:14.11 | q | |
| 5 | Southern Hills A | 2:18.43 | q | |
| 6 | South Coast A | 2:20.14 |
| Place | Centre | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Western Athletics A | 2:00.35 | Q | |
| 2 | Enfield A | 2:14.73 | q | |
| 3 | Mt Barker A | 2:18.81 | q | |
| 4 | Ingle Farm A | 2:21.48 | ||
| 5 | Tea Tree Gully A | 2:21.74 | ||
| 6 | Magill A | 2:26.59 |
| Place | Centre | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Western Athletics A | 2:00.35 | Q | |
| 2 | Eastern Districts A | 2:10.71 | Q | |
| 3 | Port Adelaide A | 2:12.48 | q | |
| 4 | Western Athletics B | 2:13.00 | q | |
| 5 | Plympton A | 2:14.11 | q | |
| 6 | Enfield A | 2:14.73 | q | |
| 7 | Southern Hills A | 2:18.43 | q | |
| 8 | Mt Barker A | 2:18.81 | q | |
| 9 | South Coast A | 2:20.14 | ||
| 10 | Ingle Farm A | 2:21.48 | ||
| 11 | Tea Tree Gully A | 2:21.74 | ||
| 12 | Magill A | 2:26.59 |