First 1 in each heat and next 6 fastest progress to the final.
| Place | Centre | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Western Athletics A | 2:15.85 | Q | |
| 2 | Tea Tree Gully A | 2:20.97 | q | |
| 3 | Magill A | 2:21.01 | q | |
| 4 | Mt Barker A | 2:21.16 | q | |
| 5 | Southern Hills A | 2:23.77 | ||
| 6 | Salisbury A | 2:24.00 | ||
| 7 | Gawler A | 2:35.05 | ||
| Plympton C | SCR |
| Place | Centre | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plympton A | 2:14.21 | Q | |
| 2 | Western Athletics B | 2:16.00 | q | |
| 3 | Golden Grove A | 2:19.29 | q | |
| 4 | Eastern Districts A | 2:20.15 | q | |
| 5 | Plympton B | 2:26.77 | ||
| 6 | Hallett Cove A | 2:31.54 | ||
| 7 | Port Adelaide A | 2:32.63 | ||
| 8 | Tea Tree Gully B | 2:34.27 |
| Place | Centre | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plympton A | 2:14.21 | Q | |
| 2 | Western Athletics A | 2:15.85 | Q | |
| 3 | Western Athletics B | 2:16.00 | q | |
| 4 | Golden Grove A | 2:19.29 | q | |
| 5 | Eastern Districts A | 2:20.15 | q | |
| 6 | Tea Tree Gully A | 2:20.97 | q | |
| 7 | Magill A | 2:21.01 | q | |
| 8 | Mt Barker A | 2:21.16 | q | |
| 9 | Southern Hills A | 2:23.77 | ||
| 10 | Salisbury A | 2:24.00 | ||
| 11 | Plympton B | 2:26.77 | ||
| 12 | Hallett Cove A | 2:31.54 | ||
| 13 | Port Adelaide A | 2:32.63 | ||
| 14 | Tea Tree Gully B | 2:34.27 | ||
| 15 | Gawler A | 2:35.05 | ||
| Plympton C | SCR |