First 1 in each heat and next 6 fastest progress to the final.
| Place | Centre | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eastern Districts A | 1:56.31 | Q | |
| 2 | Plympton A | 2:02.84 | q | |
| 3 | Salisbury A | 2:05.40 | q | |
| 4 | Western Athletics A | 2:11.52 | q | |
| 5 | Port Adelaide A | 2:18.86 | ||
| 6 | Gawler A | 2:21.91 | ||
| 7 | Golden Grove A | 2:29.04 |
| Place | Centre | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Enfield A | 1:59.89 | Q | |
| 2 | Eastern Districts B | 2:03.66 | q | |
| 3 | Tea Tree Gully A | 2:10.24 | q | |
| 4 | Plympton B | 2:12.37 | q | |
| 5 | Western Athletics B | 2:21.72 | ||
| 6 | Mt Barker A | 2:24.61 |
| Place | Centre | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eastern Districts A | 1:56.31 | Q | |
| 2 | Enfield A | 1:59.89 | Q | |
| 3 | Plympton A | 2:02.84 | q | |
| 4 | Eastern Districts B | 2:03.66 | q | |
| 5 | Salisbury A | 2:05.40 | q | |
| 6 | Tea Tree Gully A | 2:10.24 | q | |
| 7 | Western Athletics A | 2:11.52 | q | |
| 8 | Plympton B | 2:12.37 | q | |
| 9 | Port Adelaide A | 2:18.86 | ||
| 10 | Western Athletics B | 2:21.72 | ||
| 11 | Gawler A | 2:21.91 | ||
| 12 | Mt Barker A | 2:24.61 | ||
| 13 | Golden Grove A | 2:29.04 |