First 1 in each heat and next 6 fastest progress to the final.
| Place | Centre | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plympton A | 2:14.20 | Q | |
| 2 | Eastern Districts A | 2:18.68 | q | |
| 3 | Enfield A | 2:23.00 | q | |
| 4 | Western Athletics B | 2:26.63 | ||
| 5 | Southern Hills A | 2:30.42 | ||
| 6 | Port Adelaide A | 2:33.41 | ||
| 7 | Tea Tree Gully B | 2:35.87 | ||
| 8 | Magill A | 2:41.24 | ||
| 9 | Mt Barker B | 2:42.92 |
| Place | Centre | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tea Tree Gully A | 2:16.23 | Q | |
| 2 | Plympton B | 2:19.48 | q | |
| 3 | Western Athletics A | 2:22.11 | q | |
| 4 | Salisbury A | 2:23.65 | q | |
| 5 | Mt Barker A | 2:24.25 | q | |
| 6 | Adelaide Harriers A | 2:24.83 | ||
| 7 | Golden Grove A | 2:27.16 | ||
| 8 | Munno Para A | 2:29.51 |
| Place | Centre | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plympton A | 2:14.20 | Q | |
| 2 | Tea Tree Gully A | 2:16.23 | Q | |
| 3 | Eastern Districts A | 2:18.68 | q | |
| 4 | Plympton B | 2:19.48 | q | |
| 5 | Western Athletics A | 2:22.11 | q | |
| 6 | Enfield A | 2:23.00 | q | |
| 7 | Salisbury A | 2:23.65 | q | |
| 8 | Mt Barker A | 2:24.25 | q | |
| 9 | Adelaide Harriers A | 2:24.83 | ||
| 10 | Western Athletics B | 2:26.63 | ||
| 11 | Golden Grove A | 2:27.16 | ||
| 12 | Munno Para A | 2:29.51 | ||
| 13 | Southern Hills A | 2:30.42 | ||
| 14 | Port Adelaide A | 2:33.41 | ||
| 15 | Tea Tree Gully B | 2:35.87 | ||
| 16 | Magill A | 2:41.24 | ||
| 17 | Mt Barker B | 2:42.92 |