First 1 in each heat and next 6 fastest progress to the final.
| Place | Centre | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plympton A | 2:33.75 | Q | |
| 2 | Gawler A | 2:36.38 | q | |
| 3 | Adelaide Harriers A | 2:46.97 | ||
| 4 | Southern Athletics A | 2:48.10 | ||
| 5 | Port Adelaide A | 2:52.62 | ||
| 6 | Western Athletics B | 2:52.96 | ||
| 7 | Mt Barker A | 2:54.23 | ||
| 8 | Woodville A | 2:59.50 |
| Place | Centre | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plympton B | 2:37.41 | Q | |
| 2 | Enfield A | 2:38.06 | q | |
| 3 | Eastern Districts A | 2:38.19 | q | |
| 4 | Golden Grove A | 2:38.23 | q | |
| 5 | Western Athletics A | 2:41.41 | q | |
| 6 | Magill A | 2:43.71 | q | |
| 7 | Salisbury A | 2:49.76 |
| Place | Centre | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plympton A | 2:33.75 | Q | |
| 2 | Plympton B | 2:37.41 | Q | |
| 3 | Gawler A | 2:36.38 | q | |
| 4 | Enfield A | 2:38.06 | q | |
| 5 | Eastern Districts A | 2:38.19 | q | |
| 6 | Golden Grove A | 2:38.23 | q | |
| 7 | Western Athletics A | 2:41.41 | q | |
| 8 | Magill A | 2:43.71 | q | |
| 9 | Adelaide Harriers A | 2:46.97 | ||
| 10 | Southern Athletics A | 2:48.10 | ||
| 11 | Salisbury A | 2:49.76 | ||
| 12 | Port Adelaide A | 2:52.62 | ||
| 13 | Western Athletics B | 2:52.96 | ||
| 14 | Mt Barker A | 2:54.23 | ||
| 15 | Woodville A | 2:59.50 |