First 1 in each heat and next 6 fastest progress to the final.
| Place | Centre | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plympton A | 2:20.29 | Q | |
| 2 | Eastern Districts A | 2:21.19 | q | |
| 3 | Western Athletics A | 2:25.68 | q | |
| 4 | Port Adelaide A | 2:28.31 | q | |
| 5 | Plympton C | 2:30.40 | ||
| 6 | Adelaide Harriers A | 2:31.92 | ||
| 7 | Mt Barker B | 2:39.35 | ||
| 8 | Salisbury A | 2:42.36 | ||
| Enfield B | DQ | TR24.16 |
| Place | Centre | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mt Barker A | 2:16.88 | Q | |
| 2 | Enfield A | 2:19.88 | q | |
| 3 | Plympton B | 2:26.58 | q | |
| 4 | Tea Tree Gully A | 2:26.68 | q | |
| 5 | Hills A | 2:29.75 | ||
| 6 | Western Athletics B | 2:30.67 | ||
| 7 | Golden Grove A | 2:32.16 | ||
| 8 | Magill A | 2:33.71 |
| Place | Centre | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mt Barker A | 2:16.88 | Q | |
| 2 | Plympton A | 2:20.29 | Q | |
| 3 | Enfield A | 2:19.88 | q | |
| 4 | Eastern Districts A | 2:21.19 | q | |
| 5 | Western Athletics A | 2:25.68 | q | |
| 6 | Plympton B | 2:26.58 | q | |
| 7 | Tea Tree Gully A | 2:26.68 | q | |
| 8 | Port Adelaide A | 2:28.31 | q | |
| 9 | Hills A | 2:29.75 | ||
| 10 | Plympton C | 2:30.40 | ||
| 11 | Western Athletics B | 2:30.67 | ||
| 12 | Adelaide Harriers A | 2:31.92 | ||
| 13 | Golden Grove A | 2:32.16 | ||
| 14 | Magill A | 2:33.71 | ||
| 15 | Mt Barker B | 2:39.35 | ||
| 16 | Salisbury A | 2:42.36 | ||
| Enfield B | DQ | TR24.16 |