First 1 in each heat and next 6 fastest progress to the final.
| Place | Centre | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Western Athletics A | 2:15.67 | Q | |
| 2 | Plympton A | 2:24.96 | q | |
| 3 | Eastern Districts A | 2:32.54 | q | |
| 4 | Woodville A | 2:34.94 | q | |
| 5 | Tea Tree Gully A | 2:36.97 | ||
| 6 | Magill A | 2:37.47 | ||
| 7 | Port Adelaide A | 2:42.88 | ||
| 8 | Southern Hills A | 2:44.53 | ||
| 9 | Tea Tree Gully B | 2:55.23 |
| Place | Centre | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Enfield A | 2:26.13 | Q | |
| 2 | Hallett Cove A | 2:27.64 | q | |
| 3 | Western Athletics B | 2:30.13 | q | |
| 4 | Campbelltown A | 2:30.92 | q | |
| 5 | Eastern Districts B | 2:35.31 | ||
| 6 | Mt Barker A | 2:39.33 | ||
| 7 | Plympton B | 2:42.07 | ||
| 8 | Northern Districts A | 2:48.24 | ||
| Golden Grove A | DNS |
| Place | Centre | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Western Athletics A | 2:15.67 | Q | |
| 2 | Enfield A | 2:26.13 | Q | |
| 3 | Plympton A | 2:24.96 | q | |
| 4 | Hallett Cove A | 2:27.64 | q | |
| 5 | Western Athletics B | 2:30.13 | q | |
| 6 | Campbelltown A | 2:30.92 | q | |
| 7 | Eastern Districts A | 2:32.54 | q | |
| 8 | Woodville A | 2:34.94 | q | |
| 9 | Eastern Districts B | 2:35.31 | ||
| 10 | Tea Tree Gully A | 2:36.97 | ||
| 11 | Magill A | 2:37.47 | ||
| 12 | Mt Barker A | 2:39.33 | ||
| 13 | Plympton B | 2:42.07 | ||
| 14 | Port Adelaide A | 2:42.88 | ||
| 15 | Southern Hills A | 2:44.53 | ||
| 16 | Northern Districts A | 2:48.24 | ||
| 17 | Tea Tree Gully B | 2:55.23 | ||
| Golden Grove A | DNS |