First 1 in each heat and next 6 fastest progress to the final.
| Place | Centre | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mt Barker A | 2:02.85 | Q | |
| 2 | Salisbury A | 2:06.16 | q | |
| 3 | Western Athletics A | 2:07.60 | q | |
| 4 | Port Adelaide A | 2:10.69 | ||
| 5 | Adelaide Harriers A | 2:14.22 | ||
| Plympton B | SCR | |||
| Ingle Farm A | DNS |
| Place | Centre | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Enfield A | 2:03.78 | Q | |
| 2 | Plympton A | 2:04.67 | q | |
| 3 | Eastern Districts A | 2:06.10 | q | |
| 4 | Golden Grove A | 2:07.48 | q | |
| 5 | Gawler A | 2:10.10 | q | |
| 6 | Mt Barker B | 2:18.97 | ||
| Western Athletics B | DQ | TR24.16 |
| Place | Centre | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mt Barker A | 2:02.85 | Q | |
| 2 | Enfield A | 2:03.78 | Q | |
| 3 | Plympton A | 2:04.67 | q | |
| 4 | Eastern Districts A | 2:06.10 | q | |
| 5 | Salisbury A | 2:06.16 | q | |
| 6 | Golden Grove A | 2:07.48 | q | |
| 7 | Western Athletics A | 2:07.60 | q | |
| 8 | Gawler A | 2:10.10 | q | |
| 9 | Port Adelaide A | 2:10.69 | ||
| 10 | Adelaide Harriers A | 2:14.22 | ||
| 11 | Mt Barker B | 2:18.97 | ||
| Western Athletics B | DQ | TR24.16 | ||
| Plympton B | SCR | |||
| Ingle Farm A | DNS |