First 1 in each heat and next 6 fastest progress to the final.
| Place | Centre | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eastern Districts A | 2:11.49 | Q | |
| 2 | Plympton A | 2:13.10 | q | |
| 3 | Western Athletics B | 2:15.26 | q | |
| 4 | Northern Districts A | 2:15.90 | ||
| 5 | Salisbury A | 2:20.52 | ||
| 6 | Tea Tree Gully A | 2:23.58 | ||
| 7 | Golden Grove A | 2:24.06 | ||
| 8 | Woodville A | 2:29.81 |
| Place | Centre | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Western Athletics A | 2:11.27 | Q | |
| 2 | Magill A | 2:14.41 | q | |
| 3 | Enfield A | 2:15.18 | q | |
| 4 | Port Adelaide A | 2:15.38 | q | |
| 5 | Coastal Districts A | 2:15.65 | q | |
| 6 | Plympton B | 2:17.68 | ||
| 7 | Mt Barker A | 2:26.50 | ||
| 8 | Adelaide Harriers A | 2:27.45 | ||
| 9 | Tea Tree Gully B | 2:49.18 |
| Place | Centre | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Western Athletics A | 2:11.27 | Q | |
| 2 | Eastern Districts A | 2:11.49 | Q | |
| 3 | Plympton A | 2:13.10 | q | |
| 4 | Magill A | 2:14.41 | q | |
| 5 | Enfield A | 2:15.18 | q | |
| 6 | Western Athletics B | 2:15.26 | q | |
| 7 | Port Adelaide A | 2:15.38 | q | |
| 8 | Coastal Districts A | 2:15.65 | q | |
| 9 | Northern Districts A | 2:15.90 | ||
| 10 | Plympton B | 2:17.68 | ||
| 11 | Salisbury A | 2:20.52 | ||
| 12 | Tea Tree Gully A | 2:23.58 | ||
| 13 | Golden Grove A | 2:24.06 | ||
| 14 | Mt Barker A | 2:26.50 | ||
| 15 | Adelaide Harriers A | 2:27.45 | ||
| 16 | Woodville A | 2:29.81 | ||
| 17 | Tea Tree Gully B | 2:49.18 |